Women's employment patterns during the U.S. inter-war period: A comparison of two states

Feminist Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-127

  Mutari, Ellen ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic geography; Economic history of women; Employment substitution; Gender segmentation; Great Depression; Reserve army of labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030516122     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545709610001707676     Document Type: Article

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