Prisoners of Poverty: Women Wage-Workers, Their Trades and Their Lives by Campbell
"Prisoners of Poverty: Women Wage-Workers, Their Trades and Their Lives" by Helen Campbell is a social investigation written in the late 19th century. The volume is a detailed account that sheds light on the working conditions and struggles of women employed in various trades, particularly in New York City. Campbell aims to uncover the plight and systemic injustices faced by these working women, seeking to provide an understanding of their lives andthe socioeconomic factors influencing their situation. The opening of the book sets the stage for Campbell's exploration by presenting a preface that explains her methodology, which includes personal research and interviews with workers. She introduces the stark realities of poverty that women face, outlining how many are forced to accept inadequate wages in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions due to a lack of options. Campbell emphasizes the importance of understanding these working conditions in order to initiate genuine change, framing the struggles of characters like Rose Haggerty, a young girl who assumes the weight of familial responsibilities amidst harsh employment practices that ultimately lead her to despair. The text presents a vivid cross-section of society where grinding poverty collides with the often invisible labor of women, setting a critical tone for the chapters to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918 |
|---|---|
| Title | Prisoners of Poverty: Women Wage-Workers, Their Trades and Their Lives |
| Note | Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production |
| Subject | Women -- Employment |
| Subject | Women -- Employment -- United States |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 34060 |
| Release Date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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