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100 1 _aTarbell, Ida M.
_q(Ida Minerva),
_d1857-1944
245 1 4 _aThe Business of Being a Woman
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-08-21
505 0 _aThe uneasy woman -- On the imitation of man -- The business of being a woman -- The socialization of the home -- The woman and her raiment -- The woman and democracy -- The homeless daughter -- The childless woman and the friendless child -- On the ennobling of the woman's business.
508 _aE-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)
520 _a"The Business of Being a Woman" by Ida M. Tarbell is a sociocultural commentary published in the early 20th century. This work examines the changing roles and perceptions of women in society, focusing on how these shifts affect their identities and life choices. Tarbell scrutinizes the uneasy feelings of modern women and challenges the notion that the business of being a woman is inherently less significant than that of being a man. The opening portion delves into the character of the "Uneasy Woman," a figure representative of the American female experience in the period following women's emancipation. Tarbell reflects on her restlessness and dissatisfaction despite newfound freedoms, arguing that the fulfillment of being a woman revolves around the roles of domesticity and motherhood, often frustrated by societal expectations and the quest for equality. She offers insights into the struggles women face in balancing societal duties with personal aspirations, and critiques both men and women for their roles in perpetuating a system that undervalues women's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWomen -- Social and moral questions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16577
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