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There seemed to be an endless stream of young girls prepared to be book-
keepers or 'typewriters', the late 19th- century word for typists. Of course many of
these girls could now earn their living if' the need arose; they did not have to ...
There seemed to be an endless stream of young girls prepared to be book-
keepers or 'typewriters', the late 19th- century word for typists. Of course many of
these girls could now earn their living if' the need arose; they did not have to ...
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But the telephone girl was in her time one sign that women were gaining greater
economic freedom. Ladies complaining about the servant problem would say that
the young girls had gone off to work in factories. This does not seem very likely.
But the telephone girl was in her time one sign that women were gaining greater
economic freedom. Ladies complaining about the servant problem would say that
the young girls had gone off to work in factories. This does not seem very likely.
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cepted the need to fight the 'white slave trade' which kidnapped girls and forced
them to work as prostitutes by keeping them locked up in brothels. This part of its
work met with some success; and after the Second World War licensed and ...
cepted the need to fight the 'white slave trade' which kidnapped girls and forced
them to work as prostitutes by keeping them locked up in brothels. This part of its
work met with some success; and after the Second World War licensed and ...
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Contents
Beginnings | 5 |
Good Causes | 27 |
The Focus on the Suffrage | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Suffragettes international: the world-wide campaign for women's rights Library of the 20th century |
| Author | Trevor Owen Lloyd |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | American Heritage Press, 1971 |
| Length | 127 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Civil Rights Political Science / Political Process / Elections Social Science / Women's Studies |
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