Title: 1900's - WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE
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Content: Teaching was one of the first fields open to women who wanted to work. Many unmarried women worked as teachers during the 1900s. Often, upon getting married, these women would leave the profession and act as full-time wives and mothers. Dressmakers: Those skilled with a needle could add to their household income by working as a dressmaker in the 1900s. Many dressmakers offered their services to women of high social class who did not possess the skill or time to craft their own garments, or to families in which none of the members possessed the skills necessary to sew clothing or mend tattered garments. Nurses: While women were not able to pursue many medical professions in the 1900s, they could often find employment as nurses. These women could work in hospitals or doctors offices, as well as near the battlefront during times of war. Just as with teaching, many women left the nursing profession upon getting married.