The Female Economy: The Millinery and Dressmaking Trades, 1860-1930

by Wendy Gamber

Book Overview

Hemmed in by "women's work" much less than has been thought,
women in the late 1800s and early 1900s were the primary entrepreneurs
in the millinery and dressmaking trades.
The Female Economy explores that lost world of women's dominance,
showing how independent, often ambitious businesswomen and the sometimes
imperious consumers they served gradually vanished from the scene as custom
production gave way to a largely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252066014
• ISBN13: 9780252066016
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"