Female Occupations
Women's Employment 1850-1950
Published on 1. October 2008
456 pages
978-1-84674-888-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a carefully researched A-Z of women's employment, covering over 100 years of change. The entries are based on an encyclopaedic approach, each full of interest and information, as they chart the steadily evolving status of women and the historic struggle to broaden the job opportunities open to them.Early occupations that were considered socially suitable included dairymaid, fisherwoman, governess, and stone picker. The decline of domestic service and the effect of the two World Wars, gave way to the modern era of access for women to all categories and ranks of employment from accountants, army officers, and diplomats, to captains of industry and even prime minister.Female Occupations contains over 300 entries. Each of these has some explanation of what the job entailed, the historical setting, and examples or stories of women who were involved with it.
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Content
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Introduction
- Occupations
- A
- Accountant
- Actress, music hall artiste
- Actuary
- Aerated water bottler
- Aeronaut
- Agricultural labourer
- Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA)
- Almeric Paget Military Massage Corps
- Almoner, lady
- Apothecary
- Archaeologist
- Architect
- Artificial flower maker
- Artist
- Auctioneer
- Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)
- B
- Baby-farmer
- Baker
- Ballet dancer
- Balloonist, aeronaut
- Bank clerk
- Barber, lady
- Bark peeler
- Barmaid
- Basketmaker
- Bathing machine attendant
- Beerhouse keeper
- Besom maker
- Between maid, 'tweeny
- Bible woman
- Billiards/snooker player
- Blacksmith
- Blanketmaker
- Bleacher
- Boarding house keeper, landlady
- Bobbin mill worker
- Bobbin-net maker
- Bondager
- Bookbinder, bookfolder
- Book-keeper
- Boot and shoe stitcher
- Boxmaker
- Braider
- Brassworker
- Brewer
- Brickmaker
- Bronzer
- Brushmaker
- Bumboat woman
- Burnisher, buffer
- Bus conductor
- Butcher
- Buttonmaker
- C
- Canal boatwoman
- Candlemaker
- Carpet maker
- Carrier
- Cartographer
- Cartridge maker
- Cashier
- Chainmaker
- Chainmaker (gold or silver)
- Chambermaid
- Charlady, charwoman
- Chauffeuse
- Chevener
- Chimney sweep
- Chiropodist
- Chorus girl
- Circus performer, fairground worker
- Civil servant
- Clay worker
- Clerk
- Clinical clerk
- Coffee stall keeper
- Colourmaker
- Comptometer operator
- Conductress
- Confectioner
- Cook
- Cook, Army
- Cook-general
- Cook, visiting
- Cookery instructor/teacher
- Copywriter
- Cork cutter
- Corsetmaker, corsetière
- Coster girl/woman
- Cotton spinner and weaver
- Cowkeeper
- Cracker maker
- Curds and whey seller
- Cutlery worker
- D
- Daily maid, daily
- Dairymaid
- Deaconess
- Dentist
- Dinner lady
- Dispenser, dispensing assistant
- Doctor, surgeon
- Domestic servant
- Dressmaker
- Dyeworks
- E
- Electroplate worker
- Emery (glass) papermaker
- Enameller
- Engineer
- Engineer, marine
- Engraver
- Envelope maker
- Escort agency proprietor
- F
- Factory inspector
- Fairground worker
- Farm servant
- Farmer
- Film, television and radio
- Firewoman
- Firework maker
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
- Fish curer
- Fisher woman, fisher lass
- Flax worker
- Florist
- Flower girl
- Flowerer
- Fur puller
- Fustian cutter
- G
- Gamekeeper
- Gangworker, gangmaster
- Gardener
- General servant, general, maid-of-all-work
- Ginger beer seller
- Glassmaker
- Glovemaker
- Goldsmith, silversmith
- Governess
- Gunmaking
- H
- Hairdresser
- Handywoman
- Hat maker, felt
- Hat maker, straw
- Health visitor
- Hop picker
- Hosiery worker
- Hospital staff
- Hotel keeper
- Housekeeper
- Housemaid
- House-parlourmaid
- I
- Illustrator
- Interior designer/decorator
- Ironer
- Ironworker (mines, iron foundries)
- J
- Japanner
- Jewellery worker
- Journalist
- K
- Kindergarten teacher
- Kitchenmaid
- Knitter
- L
- Lacemaker
- Lacemaker (bobbin-net)
- Lady's maid
- Landlady
- Laundress, launderer
- Laundrymaid
- Law copying
- Lawyer
- Lead shot making
- Lead smelting
- Lead worker
- Leather worker
- Librarian
- Lighthouse keeper
- Linen spinner and weaver
- Lodging house keeper
- M
- Maid-of-all-work
- Manglewoman
- Mannequin
- Mantle maker
- Mantua maker
- Market gardener
- Massage Corps
- Masseuse
- Match girl
- Matron, hospital
- Matron, police
- Matron, prison
- Matron, school
- Matron, workhouse
- Mechanized Transport Corps (MTC)
- Midwife
- Military clothing maker
- Milkmaid
- Miller
- Milliner
- Mine worker
- Minister of religion
- Missionary
- Model, artist's
- Model, fashion
- Munitions worker
- Musician
- N
- Nailmaker
- Nanny
- Needlemaker
- Needlewoman
- Net maker
- Nurse
- Nurse, Assistant
- Nurse, colonial
- Nurse, cottage
- Nurse, district
- Nurse, head
- Nurse, industrial
- Nurse, monthly
- Nurse, Nightingale
- Nurse, pauper
- Nurse, private
- Nurse, Queen's
- Nurse, Ranyard
- Nurse, Red Cross
- Nurse, Registered General
- Nurse, sick
- Nurse, staff
- Nurse, State Enrolled (SEN)
- Nurse, State Registered (SRN)
- Nurse, under
- Nurse, workhouse
- Nursery maid, nursemaid
- Nursery nurse
- Nursery superintendent
- O
- Occupational therapist
- Office staff
- Optician
- Orange seller
- P
- Papermaker
- Parish worker
- Parlourmaid
- Pen maker
- Percussion cap maker
- Personnel officer
- Pew opener
- Pharmacist
- Photographer
- Physiotherapist
- Picker of flowers, fruit, herbs and vegetables
- Pin maker
- Policewoman
- Politician
- Porteress
- Post Office
- Pottery worker
- Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS)
- 'Principal boy'
- Printer, publisher
- Prison staff
- Publican, innkeeper
- Q
- Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS)
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC)
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS)
- Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
- R
- Railway worker
- Refractionist
- Registrar of Births and Deaths
- Royal Air Force (Medical Branch)
- Royal Air Force Nursing Service
- Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
- Royal Navy (Medical Branch)
- S
- Sanitary inspector
- Scavenger
- Schoolmistress, schoolteacher
- Schoolmistress, workhouse
- Schoolroom maid
- Scottish Women's Hospitals
- Screw, nut and bolt maker
- Scullery maid, scullion
- Seamstress
- Searcher
- Secretary
- Servants' registry, employment office
- Shirtmaker
- Shop assistant
- Shopkeeper
- Silk spinner, silk weaver
- Slate packer
- Slopworker
- Social worker
- Special Operations Executive (SOE)
- Staymaker
- Stewardess
- Stewardess, air
- Stewardess, ship's
- Stillroom maid
- Straw plaiter
- Street seller
- Superintendent, lady
- Surveyor
- Sweet maker/chocolate maker
- T
- Tailoress
- Tambourer
- Telegram girl
- Telegraphist
- Telephonist, telephone operator
- Tobacco worker
- Tracer
- Trade unionist
- Trimming maker
- Trotter seller, trotter scraper
- Typist, typewriter
- U
- Upholsterer
- V
- Veterinary surgeon
- Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs)
- W
- Waiting maid
- Waitress
- Ward maid
- Wardrobe dealer
- Weaver
- Welfare worker
- Wetnurse
- White lead worker
- Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
- Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)
- Women's Forage Corps
- Women's Forestry Service
- Women's Hospital Corps
- Women's Imperial Service League
- Women's Land Army
- Women's Legion
- Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF)
- Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC)
- Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS)
- Women's timber corps
- Women's Transport Service (FANY)
- Wool spinners and weavers
- Back Matter
- Finding Out More
- Useful Addresses
- Also Available
