Project Gutenberg 2005-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 204 Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva) 1857 1944 Tarbell, Ida Minerva The Business of Being a Woman The uneasy woman -- On the imitation of man -- The business of being a woman -- The socialization of the home -- The woman and her raiment -- The woman and democracy -- The homeless daughter -- The childless woman and the friendless child -- On the ennobling of the woman's business. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Business of Being a Woman" by Ida M. Tarbell is a sociocultural commentary published in the early 20th century. This work examines the changing roles and perceptions of women in society, focusing on how these shifts affect their identities and life choices. Tarbell scrutinizes the uneasy feelings of modern women and challenges the notion that the business of being a woman is inherently less significant than that of being a man. The opening portion delves into the character of the "Uneasy Woman," a figure representative of the American female experience in the period following women's emancipation. Tarbell reflects on her restlessness and dissatisfaction despite newfound freedoms, arguing that the fulfillment of being a woman revolves around the roles of domesticity and motherhood, often frustrated by societal expectations and the quest for equality. She offers insights into the struggles women face in balancing societal duties with personal aspirations, and critiques both men and women for their roles in perpetuating a system that undervalues women's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Social and moral questions HQ Text Category: American Literature Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology 254405 2025-07-07T07:39:58.110559 text/html 253726 2020-12-12T10:54:12 text/html 171757 2025-07-07T07:40:05.114500 application/epub+zip 175644 2025-07-07T07:40:01.421538 application/epub+zip 156685 2025-07-07T07:40:00.075560 application/epub+zip 341918 2025-07-07T07:40:07.807518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325412 2025-07-07T07:40:04.344576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284266 2022-09-08T06:17:57.851113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230027 2025-07-07T07:39:57.450589 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229722 2020-12-12T10:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229734 2020-12-12T10:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21562 2025-07-07T07:40:07.939502 application/rdf+xml 15249 2025-07-07T07:40:00.659567 image/jpeg 3620 2025-07-07T07:40:00.323537 image/jpeg 86794 2020-12-12T10:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 92896 2020-12-12T10:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 86783 2020-12-12T10:54:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 169349 2025-07-07T07:39:58.131549 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