Gender and the Politics of Office Work in the Netherlands, 1860-1940

by Francisca De Haan

This case-study of a fast-growing segment of the labor market examines the meaning of office work for women: their prolonged struggle to be admitted to the unions, the role of the Schoevers Institute--the Dutch Katharine Gibbs School--in shaping the occupation of secretary, the conservative backlash against female office workers between the two world wars, and finally, the way these women look back on their time in the office, including their experiences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9053563040
• ISBN13: 9789053563045
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.5"