Toronto's Girl Problem: The Perils and Pleasures of the City, 1880-1930

by Carolyn Strange

Book Overview

With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention.

Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802072038
• ISBN13: 9780802072030
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher