MARC Record from Ithaca College Library

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050 00 $aHD6076$b.S26 1998
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100 1 $aSander, Kathleen Waters,$d1947-
245 14 $aThe business of charity :$bthe woman's exchange movement, 1832-1900 /$cKathleen Waters Sander.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$cc1998.
300 $axi, 165 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aWomen in American history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [131]-158) and index.
505 0 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction: From "ladies" to "working women" -- "To win for themselves that blessed independence": countering the stigma of paid work -- "One of the most attractive shops on the street": making self-help fashionable for the genteel poor -- "The time was ripe for a change": self-improvement and economic security for all women -- "A prosperous existence in every town": the exchange idea spreads throughout the nation -- "We sell everything good, from a pickle to a portiere": exchange managers as entrepreneurs -- "An excellent way to earn an income": the consignors' alternative to the industrial workplace -- Epilogue: the exchange movement continues-- Appendix A. Tables -- Appendix B. The Woman's Exchange of Cincinnati -- Notes -- Index.
650 0 $aWomen's exchanges$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen$xEmployment$zUnited States$xHistory.
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