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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Progress: The Meaning of the Machine: The New Housekeeping

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay that urges women to bring the principles of scientific management found within industrial America into the home and housework.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1840: Women's Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Lowell factory workers to the feminized role of the American schoolteacher, women began to make professional strides during the first half of the 19th century.