The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls

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Any journey into the world, any research in literature, any study of society, demonstrates the existence of two distinct classes designated as the rich and the poor, the fortunate and the unfortunate, the upper and the lower, the educated and the uneducated-and a further variety of opposing epithets. Few of us who belong to the former category have come into more than brie Any journey into the world, any research in literature, any study of society, demonstrates the existence of two distinct classes designated as the rich and the poor, the fortunate and the unfortunate, the upper and the lower, the educated and the uneducated-and a further variety of opposing epithets.

Few of us who belong to the former category have come into more than brief contact with the labourers who, in the factories or elsewhere, gain from day to day a livelihood frequently insufficient for their needs. Yet all of us are troubled by their struggle, all of us recognize the misery of their surroundings, the paucity of their moral and esthetic inspiration, their lack of opportunity for physical development.

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All of us have a longing, pronounced or latent, to help them, to alleviate their distress, to better their condition in some, in every way. Now concerning this unknown class whose oppression we deplore we have two sources of information: It is not by economics nor by the distribution of bread alone that we can find a solution for the social problem. More important for the happiness of man is the hope we cherish of eventually bringing about a reign of justice and equality upon earth. Published May 26th by Pinnacle Press first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

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This book is about different toil - real, grinding factory work. It ain't great literature, but you come away with a vivid picture of how hard life was for women at the turn of the last century. I have been interested in women millworkers since taking a Women's Studies class at UW in the s. This insider view gives the reader a picture of quasi-slavery. The children workers' plight was especially difficult to stomach. Perkins rated it really liked it Mar 29, Radwa Rehan rated it it was ok Jul 19, Catie rated it it was ok Dec 26, Eclipsante rated it really liked it Apr 19, Omnipotent Dystopian Now marked it as to-read Sep 09, Roma Jones marked it as to-read Feb 03, Ryan marked it as to-read Feb 04, Sean Quinn marked it as to-read Feb 10, Clinton marked it as to-read Feb 24, Joseph marked it as to-read Aug 21, Julian Patton marked it as to-read Oct 10, Dan marked it as to-read May 25, Grant English marked it as to-read Jul 18, Excerpt from The Woman Who Toils: Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Any journey into the world, any research in literature, any study Of society, demonstrates the existence' of two distinct classes designated as the rich and the poor, the fortunate and the unfortu nate, the upper and the lower, the educated and the uneducated - and a further variety Excerpt from The Woman Who Toils: Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Any journey into the world, any research in literature, any study Of society, demonstrates the existence' of two distinct classes designated as the rich and the poor, the fortunate and the unfortu nate, the upper and the lower, the educated and the uneducated - and a further variety Of opposing epithets.

Few Of us who belong to the former cate gory have come into more than brief contact with the labourers who, in the factories or elsewhere, gain from day to day a livelihood frequently insufficient for their needs. Yet all of us are troubled by thcir struggle, all of us recognize the misery of their surroundings, the paucity of their moral and esthetic inspiration, their lack of opportunity for physical development. All of us have a longing, pronounced or latent, ' to help them, to alleviate their distress, to better their condition in some, in every way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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