Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women's History & Women's Work

By Leonore Davidoff

Book Overview

The lives of British women born between 1880 and 1914 are recounted in their own words, providing a vivid and poignant portrait of what it meant to be a girl earning a living when women doing paid work were often regarded as second best, when wages were low and options limited.
Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words gathers a wealth of original material that covers a variety of occupations, including harvesting, tailoring, mill working, clerical jobs, teaching, and the civil service.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0389206563
• ISBN13: 9780389206569
• Release Date: June 1986
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages

Customer Reviews

interesting picture of past

I especially enjoyed the interviews with women who worked during the 20's or whose memories included life on the farms at turn of the century. An interesting chronicle of womens place in the workforce in England.