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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aNorris, Kathleen Thompson,
_d1880-1966
245 1 0 _aSaturday's Child
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2003-11-01
508 _aProduced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.
520 _a"Saturday's Child" by Kathleen Thompson Norris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives and struggles of a group of young women working at a wholesale drug establishment in San Francisco. The main character, Susan Brown, navigates her daily challenges and the ambitions of both herself and her colleagues, while yearning for better opportunities and recognition in a world constrained by gender roles and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the dreary office environment and the camaraderie shared among the women who work there, despite their mundane tasks. The pivotal character, Susan, is characterized by both her friendly demeanor and her burgeoning ambitions. As the narrative unfolds, the dynamics among the office workers become clear, particularly highlighted by the presence of Miss Thornton, a more experienced clerk who influences the younger workers, including Susan. Themes of aspiration, camaraderie, and the challenges of addressing both professional and personal ambitions in a restricted societal framework are introduced as Susan learns of a promotion opportunity and the arrival of a handsome new colleague, Mr. Peter Coleman, which captures her imagination and adds complexity to her already daunting path. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFemale friendship -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aSan Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
653 _aBookkeepers -- Fiction
653 _aWomen employees -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4687
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