5 Work and Gender Roles

Introduction to Work and Gender Roles...213
Household Work...214
Certificate of Indenture for Henry Barr...218
The Influence of Women...220
Testimony of Ann and Elizabeth Eggley, Child Mine Workers...223
Married Women's Property Act of 1848...225
The Book of Household Management...228
A Young Lady, of Good Family and Education, Desires an Engagement as Governess...231
Reynolds v. United States...233
Twenty-Six Hours a Day...238
For the Benefit of the Girl about to Graduate...240
Washing Day Reform...243
The Degraded Status of Woman in the Bible...246
A.D. 1915, with Puck's Apologies to the "Coming Woman"...250
Homework Destroys Family Life...252
Election Day!...254
To Mothers—Our Duty...257
Nursery for Field Working Mothers...260
Unfair to Babies!...262
Come to Denver...264
If Union Families Don't Look for the Union Label, Who Will?...267
Carmen Carter Remembers Turkey Farming...270
Mother Superior...273

Introduction to Work and Gender Roles...213

PRIMARY SOURCES

Household Work
    Dimitri Ivanovich Rostislavov, c. 1820...214

Certificate of Indenture for Henry Barr
    Anonymous, 1837...218

The Influence of Women
    Sarah Stickney Ellis, 1839...220

Testimony of Ann and Elizabeth Eggley, Child Mine Workers
    Ann and Elizabeth Eggley, c. 1842...223

Married Women's Property Act of 1848
    Senate and Assembly of the State of New York, 1848...225

The Book of Household Management
    Mrs. Isabella Beeton, 1861...228

A Young Lady, of Good Family and Education, Desires an Engagement as Governess
    Anonymous, 1866...231

Reynolds v. United States
    Morrison R. Waite, 1878...233

Twenty-Six Hours a Day
    Mary Blake, 1878...238

For the Benefit of the Girl About to Graduate
    Charles Howard Johnson, 1890...240

Washing Day Reform
    Anonymous, 1890...243

The Degraded Status of Woman in the Bible
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1895...246

A.D. 1915, With Puck's Apologies to the "Coming Woman"
    Fredrick Burr Opper, 1895...250

Homework Destroys Family Life
    Anonymous, c. 1900...252

Election Day!
    E.W. Gustin, c. 1909...254

To Mothers—Our Duty
    Margaret H. Sanger, 1911...257

Nursery for Field Working Mothers
    Underwood & Underwood, c. 1919–1930...260

Unfair to Babies!
    Erik Hans Krause, 1938...262

Come to Denver
    Anonymous, 1953...264

If Union Families Don't Look for the Union Label, Who Will?
    International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, c. 1975...267

Carmen Carter Remembers Turkey Farming
    Carmen Carter, 1982...270

Mother Superior
    Pamela Paul, 2006...273