| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-227) and index. |
| Summary |
A study of clerical workers in US federal employment from the Civil War to 1900. |
| Contents |
Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. The Gentlemen; Chapter Three. The Ladies; Chapter Four. Feminization, Rationalization, Mechanization; Chapter Five. Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, Winning a Promotion; Chapter Six. Adapting to a New Style of Middle-Class Work; Chapter Seven. Manners, Morals, and Money; Chapter Eight. Conclusion; Appendix. Sources and Methods; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Civil service -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Civil service. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Women in the civil service -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Women in the civil service. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aron, Cindy Sondik, 1945- Ladies and gentlemen of the civil service. New York : Oxford University Press, 1987 (DLC) 86019974 |
| ISBN |
9780195364316 (electronic book) |
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0195364317 (electronic book) |
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1601296509 |
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9781601296504 |
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9780195048742 |
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0195048741 (alkaline paper) |
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