02521cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000220012624500190014826400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031750000310035350504270038450801300081152010970094153400450203865300240208365300160210785600430212399900170216632725UtSlPG20260610133739.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07010129  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aManson, George J.10aWork for Women 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-06-070 aIndustrial 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.  aProduced by Iris Gehring, D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWomen -- Employment  aOccupations40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32725  c73571d73571