Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of women entrepreneurs in early twentieth-century British Columbia.
Trade Review…Buddle offers rich insights into the characteristics of female self-employment during this period, and lays the groundwork for future explorations of gender and business in Canada…this important book is thus recommended reading for those interested in the history of gender, labour, business, and British Columbia.
-- Tina Block * BC Studies, Winter 2011 *
Table of Contents1 Businesswomen in British Columbia
2 The Marriage of Business and Women: Family Status and Entrepreneurship in British Columbia
3 Careers for Women: Sex Segregation in Self-Employment
4 “They are quick, alert, clear-eyed business girls”: The Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of British Columbia
5 “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
Appendices
Notes; Bibliography; Index
