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This reading made me wonder about black owned businesses. Were there any emerging at this time in the north maybe? | This reading made me wonder about black owned businesses. Were there any emerging at this time in the north maybe? | ||
'''Also, in terms of payment, would black women get paid lower than white women? And if so, wouldn't it be economically feasible to keep the black worker around?''' --Aqsa Z. | '''Also, in terms of payment, would black women get paid lower than white women? And if so, wouldn't it be economically feasible to keep the black worker around?''' --Aqsa Z. | ||
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| + | In the introduction to this essay, it is said that 37% of black women workers were agricultural laborers, 15% were laundresses, and 31% were domestic servants. I would love to see some regional numbers, or even the numbers for Philadelphia. Also, I found it surprising that Eaton had interviewed individuals that had left teaching (supposedly a more respectable career) for domestic work because of racial intimidation/racially motivated dismissal. I had thought that black teachers taught black students primarily. Was this not the case? --Stefanie L. | ||
== Clara Lanza, 1891, defends the female office clerk in NY == | == Clara Lanza, 1891, defends the female office clerk in NY == | ||
