Earning Power: Women and Work in Los Angeles, 1880-1930

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E I L E E N V. WA L L I S Women and Work in Los Angeles 1880-1930 U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E VA D A P R E S S R E N O A N D L A S V E G A S t h e u r b a n w e s t s e r i e s Series Editors: Eugene P. Moehring and David M. Wrobel University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2010 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Kathleen Szawiola Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wallis, Eileen V. Earning power : women and work in Los Angeles, 1880–1930 / Eileen V. Wallis — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Urban west series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-87417-813-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Women—Employment—California—Los Angeles—History. 2. Women employees—California—Los Angeles—History. 3. Women—California—Los Angeles—Social conditions—History. I. Title hd6096.c3w35 2010 331.409794⬘94—dc22 2009039721 The paper used in this book is a recycled stock made from 30 percent post-consumer waste materials, certified by fsc, and meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. f i r s t p r i n t i n g 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 For Alice and David and for Dean L. May ...