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ERIC Number: EJ404654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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For the Good of Family and Race: Gender, Work, and Domestic Roles in the Black Community, 1880-1930.
Harley, Sharon
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, v15 n2 p336-49 Win 1990
Traces the changing role of Black women in the labor market in the District of Columbia from 1880 to 1930. Discusses the sexism and racism that affected their lives throughout this period, causing constant pressure to choose a role such as teacher, or wife and mother, but not both. (JS)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black History, Black Mothers, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Household Workers, Labor Market, Low Income Groups, Parent Role, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Women Faculty
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
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