Project Gutenberg 2021-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 155 Consumers' League of New York City York, The Consumers' League of New City, Consumers' League of New York City, The Consumers' League of New York 22008402 Behind the Scenes in a Hotel ellinora, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Behind the Scenes in a Hotel" by Consumers' League of New York City is a revealing investigation into the working conditions, wages, and challenges faced by women employees in the hotel industry, written in the early 20th century. This publication serves as an exhaustive report that explores the evolution of hotels from small inns to large establishments, emphasizing the complexities of labor management in a growing industry. Its focus is primarily on the conditions for female workers, including their hours, wages, and living arrangements, shedding light on their experiences in a demanding and often unfair work environment. The book documents the extensive research conducted by the Consumers' League in 1921, which involved firsthand accounts from women working in various hotel roles, particularly in housekeeping, dining, and kitchen services. It presents stark findings on the excessive hours, low wages, and poor living conditions experienced by these workers, often detailing individual accounts of their daily struggles. The report also criticizes the tipping system, which adds to the unpredictability of earnings and perpetuates worker dissatisfaction. Further, it concludes with recommendations for policy changes to improve labor standards in the hotel industry, advocating for better working hours, living conditions, and the abolition of tipping. Through its insights, this publication highlights the urgent need for reform in an industry significant to early 20th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Employment -- New York (State) Hotels -- Employees HD Text Category: History - American Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 132767 2025-07-26T05:25:39.427739 text/html 109098 2024-10-18T13:59:45 text/html 787998 2025-07-26T05:25:43.456748 application/epub+zip 786183 2025-07-26T05:25:40.618735 application/epub+zip 107285 2025-07-26T05:25:40.077726 application/epub+zip 834348 2025-07-26T05:25:45.770740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818138 2025-07-26T05:25:42.890718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139675 2022-09-29T12:56:43.514554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109639 2025-07-26T05:25:39.006718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89684 2024-10-18T13:59:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17113 2025-07-26T05:25:45.908683 application/rdf+xml 10744 2025-07-26T05:25:40.189726 image/jpeg 1792 2025-07-26T05:25:40.134715 image/jpeg 783872 2025-07-26T05:25:39.453735 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