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The business of charity: the woman's exchange movement, 1832-1900
1998, University of Illinois Press
in English
025202401X 9780252024016
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-158) and index.
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