Project Gutenberg 2015-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 353 Penny, Virginia 1826 07032695 The Employments of Women: A Cyclopædia of Woman's Work The Employments of Women: A Cyclopaedia of Woman's Work Produced by Ann Jury, Heike Leichsenring, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Employments of Women: A Cyclopædia of Woman's Work" by Virginia Penny is a comprehensive guidebook written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as an encyclopedia that explores various employments available to women, addressing the critical need for women to earn a livelihood during a time when many were becoming increasingly independent due to societal changes, particularly due to the Civil War. The book aims to provide practical advice and insights into various occupations, highlighting opportunities that women can pursue beyond traditional roles. The opening of the book presents a preface and an introduction that articulate the urgent social context of the time. Virginia Penny emphasizes the importance of providing women with access to practical information about career opportunities, especially in the wake of a million men being deployed to the battlefield. She discusses the misconceptions surrounding women in the workforce and argues for expanding women's roles in various trades and professions. The author outlines her intent to create a manual that not only gives descriptions of women's work within a business context but also addresses wage disparities, educational qualifications, and the importance of employment to the dignity and well-being of women. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Employment HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Business/Management Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1604550 2025-06-20T05:47:34.797037 text/html 1603014 2024-10-24T17:59:50 text/html 852052 2025-06-20T05:47:54.264457 application/epub+zip 871649 2025-06-20T05:47:37.899050 application/epub+zip 683771 2025-06-20T05:47:36.273065 application/epub+zip 1291562 2025-06-20T05:48:07.119419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1176514 2025-06-20T05:47:52.527971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988676 2022-09-22T14:58:50.289670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1493301 2023-09-21T12:59:01.937207 text/plain 1473275 2024-10-24T17:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15576 2025-06-20T05:48:07.289370 application/rdf+xml 19473 2025-06-20T05:47:36.447026 image/jpeg 2566 2025-06-20T05:47:36.360123 image/jpeg 801650 2025-06-20T05:47:34.928041 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