Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. New England: The First Two Centuries; 2. South versus North; 3. Migrations; 4. Explaining Feminization; 5. Labor Market Outcomes in Urban Schools: The Role of Gender; Conclusion; Appendixes; Index.
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In 'Women's Work' the authors blend newly available quantitative evidence with historical narrative to show that distinctive regional school structures and related cultural patterns account for an initial regional difference in teaching patterns, while a growing recognition that women could handle the work after they temporarily replaced men during the Civil War helps explain this widespread shift to female teachers later in the century. Yet despite this shift, a significant gender gap in pay and positions remained. This book offers an original and thought-provoking account of a remarkable historical transition.
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Title
Women's work?
International Standard Book Number
0226660397
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
American schoolteachers, 1650-1920
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Elementary school teachers-- United States-- History.
Women teachers-- United States-- History.
Women teachers-- United States-- Social conditions.
Enseignantes-- États-Unis-- Conditions sociales.
Enseignantes-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
Institutrices (Enseignement primaire)-- États-Unis-- Histoire.