From spinster to career woman (Record no. 8249)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780773557079
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 331.409YOU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Arlene Young
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title From spinster to career woman
Remainder of title middle-class women and work in Victorian England
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Chicago
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. McGill-Queen's University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The late Victorian period brought a radical change in cultural attitudes toward middle-class women and work. Anxiety over the growing disproportion between women and men in the population, combined with an awakening desire among young women for personal and financial freedom, led progressive thinkers to advocate for increased employment opportunities. The major stumbling block was the persistent conviction that middle-class women--"ladies"--Could not work without relinquishing their social status. Through media reports, public lectures, and fictional portrayals of working women, From Spinster to Career Woman traces advocates' efforts to alter cultural perceptions of women, work, class, and the ideals of womanhood. Focusing on the archetypal figures of the hospital nurse and the typewriter, Arlene Young analyzes the strategies used to transform a job perceived as menial into a respected profession and to represent office work as progressive employment for educated women. Going beyond a standard examination of historical, social, and political realities, this book delves into the intense human elements of a cultural shift, and the hopes and fears of young women seeking independence. Providing new insights into the Victorian period, From Spinster to Career Woman captures the voices of ordinary women caught up in the frustrations and excitements of a new era."-- Provided by publisher.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Middle class women--Employment--England--History--19th century.
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