The Gendered Construction of the Engineering Profession in the United States, 1893–1920

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-403

  Frehill, Lisa M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

engineering; gender; masculinity; occupation; profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247653419     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X03260963     Document Type: Article

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