A Woman's Wage: Historical Meanings and Social Consequences

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A Woman’s Wage A Woman’s Wage Historical Meanings and Social Consequences Updated edition alice Kessler-Harris Copyright © 1990 by Alice Kessler-Harris Updated Edition 2014 This book was originally published as part of the Blazer Lecture Series. Published by the University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com The Library of Congress has cataloged the original edition as follows: Kessler-Harris, Alice. A woman’s wage : historical meanings and social consequences / Alice Kessler-Harris. p. cm. — (The Blazer lectures ; 1988) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8131-0803-9 1. Wages—Women—United States—History—20th century. I. Title. II. Series HD6061.2.U6K47 1990 331.4'21'09730904—dc20 89-48812 ISBN 978-0-8131-4513-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8131-4540-2 (pdf) ISBN 978-0-8131-4539-6 (epub) This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses Due to variations in the technical specifications of different electronic reading devices, some elements of this ebook may not appear as they do in the print edition. Readers are encouraged to experiment with user settings for optimum results. For Bert ...