Women and Work Culture: Britain c.1850–1950 (Studies in by Louise A. Jackson,Krista Cowman

Women's paintings has proved to be a big and vigorous topic of dialogue for historians. An previous specialise in the pay, stipulations and occupational possibilities of predominantly blue-collar working-class ladies has now been joined by means of an curiosity in different social teams (white-collar staff, clerical employees and pros) in addition to within the cultural practices of the paintings position, reflecting partially the new 'cultural flip' in old method. even supposing the time period 'culture' is debated and contested, this quantity displays this variety, addressing numerous interpretations. the person essays handle such matters as how girls have created occupational identities, negotiated masculine operating practices (cultural, felony and institutional) and created their very own 'feminine' environments. additionally they research the combination of paid paintings with household obligations, the concept that of 'career' for girls, and the development and illustration of women's paintings in the wider cultural landscape.' by means of targeting the studies of British girls among c.1850 and 1950, the gathering vividly demonstrates that the organization of 'work' with paid labour is not easy and that the kinds of 'work', 'leisure' and 'consumption' needs to be considered as overlapping and inter-linked instead of as separate entities. moreover, it highlights the ways that the concept that of gender operated as an setting up precept within the building and negotiation of identities and practices in British society.