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I thought the idea of working for one's self as opposed to working for someone else was an interesting notion. It was interesting to see how business was the dominant and most admired profession because it required mental strength and intellect and if a woman could get a job like that she would be held in higher regard. Typically it's domestic work and work around the household that is seen as woman's work and the more respectable position for women. To reward them for their intellect is something new. -Kelly W. | I thought the idea of working for one's self as opposed to working for someone else was an interesting notion. It was interesting to see how business was the dominant and most admired profession because it required mental strength and intellect and if a woman could get a job like that she would be held in higher regard. Typically it's domestic work and work around the household that is seen as woman's work and the more respectable position for women. To reward them for their intellect is something new. -Kelly W. | ||
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| + | I was intrigued by Glenn's comment that "the disparate subfields of social history have not been well integrated." In this case she is looking at immigration history, women's history, and the history of Jewish immigrants in the American garment industry. I agree with Glenn's comment, and I think this is a problem that has come up a lot in this class. Often when we have critiqued a book, the problem seems to be a lack of integration of these subfields in social history. For example, some of us complained that the book on courtship and divorce in the American West was not properly integrated with Native American studies. -- Rebecca | ||
== Women in the Old World == | == Women in the Old World == | ||
