Chapter 1
The main subject of this chapter is the dissection of how clerkage began to be seen as a means to independence from the earlier generations of strict morals and gender roles. The author argues in this chapter that in an effort to distance themselves from less respectable or more dependent walks of life, workers were drawn to more office oriented jobs that required special skills. A specific piece of evidence that the author uses to support her case is her evaluation of how the number of clerks in Boston increased by nearly 1000%.
Chapter 2
The main subject of the chapter is the evaluation of the desires of women to work in the same fields as men, even if it was not necessary to due to a stable influx of income. The author argues in this chapter that attitudes today are still influenced by retrogressive perspectives on the woman’s role in society. A specific piece of …show more content…
A specific piece of evidence that the author uses to support her case is a poetic piece written by E.N. Miner in which she praises those who may be physically incapable of performing mechanical jobs but are intelligent enough to write in shorthand.
Chapter 5
Critique Conclusively, I found this book to be incredibly detailed. The author clearly shows a full understanding of the subject and the intertwining aspects. The manner in which it was written made it easy to read and understand as well. That being said, reading the book cover to cover proved to be an arduous task. I learned much, but I feel it is negligible compared to the grand database of knowledge history holds. Never have I known so much about clerks and stenographers, something I did not realize was so pivotal to the United States’s course of
The main subject of this chapter is the dissection of how clerkage began to be seen as a means to independence from the earlier generations of strict morals and gender roles. The author argues in this chapter that in an effort to distance themselves from less respectable or more dependent walks of life, workers were drawn to more office oriented jobs that required special skills. A specific piece of evidence that the author uses to support her case is her evaluation of how the number of clerks in Boston increased by nearly 1000%.
Chapter 2
The main subject of the chapter is the evaluation of the desires of women to work in the same fields as men, even if it was not necessary to due to a stable influx of income. The author argues in this chapter that attitudes today are still influenced by retrogressive perspectives on the woman’s role in society. A specific piece of …show more content…
A specific piece of evidence that the author uses to support her case is a poetic piece written by E.N. Miner in which she praises those who may be physically incapable of performing mechanical jobs but are intelligent enough to write in shorthand.
Chapter 5
Critique Conclusively, I found this book to be incredibly detailed. The author clearly shows a full understanding of the subject and the intertwining aspects. The manner in which it was written made it easy to read and understand as well. That being said, reading the book cover to cover proved to be an arduous task. I learned much, but I feel it is negligible compared to the grand database of knowledge history holds. Never have I known so much about clerks and stenographers, something I did not realize was so pivotal to the United States’s course of