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
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12022-12-08T17:51:33+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5e32plain2022-12-08T17:54:30+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eMany African American women were able to find opportunities in industrial occupations, but it was also a source of income for working-class white women in Middletown. At the beginning of the 20th century, working-class wives often had to leave the home to find work. With the development of many factories in Middletown as a result of the Gas Boom, there were growing opportunities for the community to find jobs.
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1media/Women Working in a Factory_thumb.jpg2022-12-06T04:58:21+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eWomen Working in a Factory3Photo depicts unknown women working on radiator covers around the 1910s in Muncie, IN.media/Women Working in a Factory.jpgplain2023-02-07T19:17:09+00:00Otto Sellers1910sOtto Sellers Photograph Collection, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25