The Evolution of Getting a Living in MiddletownMain MenuIntroductionMachine Made: The Rise of Industrial Work in MuncieRusty Muncie: Deindustrialization in MiddletownInvisible Experiences: Making a Living as a Minority in MuncieWomen's Work: 9 to 5 and BeyondWomen's Work Introduction
Domestic Service for White Women
12022-12-08T18:10:29+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5e32plain2022-12-08T18:12:17+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eThere was a steady decline in the number of white women holding domestic occupations. White women were focused on getting out of the house for work, especially as the increased presence of technology took much of the work previously done by housewives outside of the home. It became cheaper to buy mass-produced things rather than make them, so we see a number of women leaving domestic occupations in search of other work.
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1media/White Women Occupations Graph_thumb.png2022-12-06T19:16:45+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eOccupations of White Middletown Women 1910-19802This graph is the culmination of data collected by Middletown III researchers.media/White Women Occupations Graph.pngplain2023-02-03T20:55:41+00:00Katrina Partlow1910-1980Middletown III Occupational Data, from Middletown III Project Records, Ball State University Archives and Special CollectionsJim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071