Author:
Lopresti, Robert, author.
ImprintSanta Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017]
Descriptionxvii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note:Part I. Why care about government statistics? -- Introduction -- Statistical system of the United States -- Part II. Demographics -- Population and age -- Marriage, divorce, and cohabitation -- Motherhood -- Single mothers -- Part III. Women at home -- Heads of household, heads of family -- Housewives, homemakers, and housekeepers -- Part IV. Concepts of employment -- "Occupations suitable for women" -- "Gainful Employment" -- Income -- Unemployment during the Great Depression -- Part V. Women at work -- The Bureau of Labor statistics and the Women's Bureau -- Employment -- Women factory workers -- "Farm females" -- Women business owners, women-owned businesses -- Part VI. Women and health -- Nonreproductive health issues -- Contraception -- Abortion -- Part VII. Women and the law -- Women as criminals -- Prostitution -- Women as crime victims -- Rape --Part VIII. Women at war -- Rosie the Riveter: civilian women during the World Wars -- Women in the military -- Part IX. Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-340) and index.
