Title: Women in 1900
Headings: Women in 1900
Women in 1900
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Content: Women were also found in large numbers in pottery and metalware and in a variety of petty trades, especially in towns, such as laundry work, seamstressing cleaning and retailing. Because many sectors which employed large numbers of women were concentrated in certain regions of the country, the statistics of female labour force participation varied across the country. Nearly all female teachers taught young children in primary schools. In the final years of the 19th century, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to qualify to be a doctor. She had to overcome many prejudices to succeed in her profession, but she became a hugely successful physician. MLA Citation/Reference
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Women in 1900