Project Gutenberg 2025-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 175 Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey 1828 1906 Butler, Josephine E. The education and employment of women $aLondon :$bMacmillan, $c1868. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Education and Employment of Women" by Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler is a substantive social critique written in the late 19th century. This book serves as both a socio-political commentary and a call to action regarding the education and employment opportunities for women. Butler explores the pressing issues women faced during her time, asserting that societal conventions have not kept pace with the changing economic realities of women's lives. In her work, Butler emphasizes that a significant number of women—wives, widows, and spinsters—were economically active yet faced debilitating social prejudice. She presents statistical evidence to illustrate the harsh realities of women's economic dependence and the limited opportunities available to them, primarily teaching, domestic service, and sewing. Through poignant anecdotes and rational argumentation, Butler critiques the status quo, voices the struggles of educators, particularly governesses, and advocates for improved education and employment opportunities for women. Her passionate plea underscores the link between women's empowerment and societal progress, arguing that educated women would contribute positively to the moral and economic fabric of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000114818 20240719195935butler 1868 GB Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Employment -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Women -- Education -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources HQ Text Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Politics Category: Teaching & Education 94375 2025-07-29T16:11:53.251591 text/html 69055 2025-02-11T17:52:08 text/html 225102 2025-07-29T16:11:57.978556 application/epub+zip 224711 2025-07-29T16:11:55.345579 application/epub+zip 131157 2025-07-29T16:11:54.034591 application/epub+zip 409741 2025-07-29T16:11:59.861547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399501 2025-07-29T16:11:57.360590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75905 2025-07-29T16:11:52.992593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55957 2025-02-11T17:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16981 2025-07-29T16:12:00.016574 application/rdf+xml 13737 2025-07-29T16:11:54.696590 image/jpeg 2159 2025-07-29T16:11:54.552622 image/jpeg 492761 2025-07-29T16:11:53.265663 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