Project Gutenberg 2023-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 156 H. G. B. B., H. G. Faithfull, Emily 1835 1895 Women compositors : $b A guide to the composing room $aUnited Kingdom :$bThe Victoria Press, $c1880. Fay Dunn, PrimeNumber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Women Compositors: A Guide to the Composing Room" by H. G. B. is a technical guide published in the late 19th century, likely during the 1880s. This book is primarily focused on printing and typesetting, specifically targeting women who were entering the field. It outlines the tools and processes involved in a composing room, emphasizing the potential for women to excel in this area of employment. The content of the book serves as both an instructional manual and an advocacy piece for women's employment in the printing industry. It meticulously describes the various tools of the trade, such as cases, types, and the composing-stick, while providing insights into the workflow in a printing office. The book also elaborates on the skills needed to become proficient as a compositor, suggesting that women could achieve not only comparable skill levels to men but also enjoy rewarding and steady employment. Furthermore, it addresses the societal challenges faced by women in this field and promotes the merits of their inclusion in the workforce. The appendices support the main text with illustrations, terminology, and technical details crucial for aspiring female compositors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/case_wing_z_408_983 20220701102230bauthor 1880 GB Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Typesetting Women printers Z Text Category: How To ... Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 105175 2025-06-28T04:28:54.055842 text/html 103233 2023-04-01T17:16:37 text/html 1295563 2025-06-28T04:28:58.873851 application/epub+zip 1294032 2025-06-28T04:28:55.546811 application/epub+zip 281012 2025-06-28T04:28:54.664856 application/epub+zip 1964263 2025-06-28T04:29:00.958818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1947458 2025-06-28T04:28:58.133808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65007 2025-06-28T04:28:53.453826 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64782 2023-04-01T17:16:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18568 2025-06-28T04:29:01.100786 application/rdf+xml 12248 2025-06-28T04:28:54.893815 image/jpeg 1929 2025-06-28T04:28:54.775820 image/jpeg 23906 2023-04-01T17:16:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1394375 2023-04-01T17:16:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1522931 2025-06-28T04:28:54.115839 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