The business of women : marriage, family, and entrepreneurship in British Columbia 1901-51 / Melanie Buddle.
2010
HD6054.4.C2 B83 2010
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Title
The business of women : marriage, family, and entrepreneurship in British Columbia 1901-51 / Melanie Buddle.
Author
Buddle, Melanie, 1971-
ISBN
9780774818148 (pbk)
9780774818131 (bound)
0774818131 (bound)
9780774818155 (electronic bk.)
9780774818131 (bound)
0774818131 (bound)
9780774818155 (electronic bk.)
Published
Vancouver : UBC Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
HD6054.4.C2 B83 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.43/3380971109041
Summary
"Buddle offers a unique and important contribution to Canadian history She seeks not only to incorporate women into the history of business but also to reconceptualize business history itself by asking new questions about gender, business, and the family. Business history needs to undergo a gender "revolution." This book will promote such rethinking of the field" "Throughout history, Western women have inhabited a conceptual space divorced from the world of business. But women have always engaged in business. Who were these women, and how were they able to justify their work of those women who embraced British Columbia's frontier ethos in the early twentieth century. In this detailed examination of case studies and quantitative sources, Buddle reveals that, contrary to expectation, the typical businesswoman was not unmarried or particularly rebelious but a woman reconciling her enterpreneurship with her identity as a wife, mother, or widow. This groundbreaking study not only incorporates women into the history of business, it challenges commonly held benefits about women, business and the marriage between the two."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Businesswomen in British Columbia
The marriage of business and women : family status and entrepreneurship in British Columbia
Careers for women : sex segregation in self-employment
"They are quick, alert, clear-eyed business girls" : the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of British Columbia
"You have to think like a man and act like a lady" : gender, class, and businesswomen
Conclusion : "darkened by family obligations" : reflections on the business of women.
The marriage of business and women : family status and entrepreneurship in British Columbia
Careers for women : sex segregation in self-employment
"They are quick, alert, clear-eyed business girls" : the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of British Columbia
"You have to think like a man and act like a lady" : gender, class, and businesswomen
Conclusion : "darkened by family obligations" : reflections on the business of women.