TY  - BOOK
AU  - Manson,George J.
TI  - Work for Women
AV  - HD 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Women -- Employment
KW  - Occupations
N1  - Release date is 2010-06-07; Industrial designing -- Short-hand writing -- Telegraphy -- Feather curling -- Photography -- Professional nursing -- Proof-readers, compositors, and bookbinders -- The drama; lecturers and readers -- Book-agents -- Dress-making; millinery -- Teaching -- Brief notes: market gardening, poultry-raising, bee-keeping, house-keepers, cashiers, button-hole making, floriculture, authorship, type-writing, and working in brass; Produced by Iris Gehring, D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Work for Women" by George J. Manson is a guidebook written in the late 19th century that outlines various employment opportunities available to women during that period. The book aims to address questions surrounding women's work, including the viability of different professions, necessary qualifications, challenges faced, and potential earnings. It offers insights into various careers, ranging from industrial designing to telegraphy and nursing, catering to women seeking independence through work.  The opening of the text establishes Manson's intention to empower women by providing practical advice on work opportunities suited to them. The author emphasizes the importance of originality and skill, particularly in fields like industrial art, and discusses challenges like competition and societal perceptions. Through a thorough examination of specific professions, Manson aims to guide women on their journey to financial independence, showcasing both the potential earnings and the realities of the job market for women at that time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32725
ER  -