Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction – Why Women in the Factory?
- 1 Gender And Class – Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote
- 2 Women in Industry: Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status
- 3 Women, Earnings and the Household – Why the Factory?
- 4 Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection
- 5 Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service
- 6 The Female Factory Inspectors – How, Why and Who
- 7 Factory Inspection Activity
- 8 Class, Gender and Communication
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 The Right for Women to Vote in National Elections
- Appendix 2 Women in the Workforce
- Appendix 3 Women, Work, Earnings and Family
- Appendix 4 Accidents, Workplace Acts and Regulations
- Appendix 5 Education
- Appendix 6 Female Inspectors
- Appendix 7 Inspectors, Activity
- Appendix 8 The Female Inspectors and Society
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 May 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction – Why Women in the Factory?
- 1 Gender And Class – Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote
- 2 Women in Industry: Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status
- 3 Women, Earnings and the Household – Why the Factory?
- 4 Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection
- 5 Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service
- 6 The Female Factory Inspectors – How, Why and Who
- 7 Factory Inspection Activity
- 8 Class, Gender and Communication
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 The Right for Women to Vote in National Elections
- Appendix 2 Women in the Workforce
- Appendix 3 Women, Work, Earnings and Family
- Appendix 4 Accidents, Workplace Acts and Regulations
- Appendix 5 Education
- Appendix 6 Female Inspectors
- Appendix 7 Inspectors, Activity
- Appendix 8 The Female Inspectors and Society
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Women in the Factory, 1880-1930Class and Gender, pp. 292 - 301Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2024