Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 309 Van Vorst, John, Mrs. 1873 1928 Van Vorst, Bessie (McGinnis) Vorst, Mrs. John Van Vorst, John Van, Mrs. Van Vorst, Marie 1867 1936 Vorst, Marie van Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy 03004201 The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Alicia Williams and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. at www.pgdp.net. "The Woman Who Toils" by Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. This work is a detailed account of the experiences of two educated women who take on factory jobs in order to better understand the lives of working women of their time. Their aim is to highlight the struggles, hopes, and aspirations of the female labor force, challenging the perceptions of poverty and class from the perspective of those who toil in the factories. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces her motivation for diving into the world of factory labor, expressing a desire to truly understand the lives of working-class women rather than relying on secondhand accounts from financiers or philanthropists. She describes the grim realities of factory life, beginning her journey in Pittsburg, where she transforms herself into a working-class woman and experiences the harsh conditions firsthand. As she encounters various challenges, from finding a job in a pickle factory to navigating life in a boarding house, she recognizes the shared humanity and resilience in the struggles of her fellow workers, drawing poignant comparisons between their experiences and her own life of privilege. This opening portion effectively sets the tone for a stirring exploration of social issues surrounding labor, gender, and economic disparity in the early industrial age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Employment -- United States Working class -- United States Child labor -- United States HD Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Politics 447920 2025-08-06T13:06:56.663460 text/html 447134 2020-12-14T05:05:24 text/html 5985762 2025-08-06T13:07:07.196345 application/epub+zip 5985217 2025-08-06T13:07:00.210383 application/epub+zip 248442 2025-08-06T13:06:58.668427 application/epub+zip 6223630 2025-08-06T13:07:12.358412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6191951 2025-08-06T13:07:05.606398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425761 2022-09-07T20:34:16.061430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411522 2025-08-06T13:06:55.472405 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411451 2020-12-14T05:05:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411445 2020-12-14T05:05:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23084 2025-08-06T13:07:12.529366 application/rdf+xml 13233 2025-08-06T13:06:59.196381 image/jpeg 3345 2025-08-06T13:06:58.940394 image/jpeg 165177 2020-12-14T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 5790479 2020-12-14T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 165123 2020-12-14T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 5887022 2025-08-06T13:06:56.856458 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia