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Download full textCasperson, Luvonia J. – 1984
The economic evolution of American women from the colonial era to 1984 is examined. The labor-scarce environment of the colonial era gave women access to any occupation they wished, e.g., field work, household manufacturing. With the Industrial Revolution, 1820-1865, the role of women changed. Industrialists hired women because they would work for…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Economic Status, Employed Women
