United States Women's History Primary Resources

Webster, George Washington. A physiological basis for the shorter working day for women. Washington: G.P.O., 1921.  

A Week in the Mill," from the Lowell Offering (1845)   

Women, Enterprise & Society  

Women in America, 1820-1842  

Women of Protest - Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party   

Women Working, 1800-1930  

Women Working, 1870-1930 a digital collection of primary sources for teaching, learning and research  

Women's Bureau ( U.S. Government Department of Labor)  

Women's History Month, Library of Congress   

Women's Studies Online Resources    

Women's Work in the Long 19th Century  

A Women's Work is Never Done  

Worcester Women's History Project  

Working Women, 1800-1930

Yale University Library (Women's Studies Research

"Jobs for girls & women If you want a good job in household employment apply at - or write to Illinois State Employment Service."--Title of Poster, Library of Congress

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