When women didn't count : the chronic mismeasure and marginalization of American women in federal statistics / Robert Lopresti.
2017
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When women didn't count : the chronic mismeasure and marginalization of American women in federal statistics / Robert Lopresti.
Imprint
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017]
Description
xvii, 352 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Why care about government statistics?. Introduction
Statistical system of the United States
Demographics. Population and age
Marriage, divorce, and cohabitation
Motherhood
Single mothers
Women at home. Heads of household, heads of family
Housewives, homemakers, and housekeepers
Concepts of employment. "Occupations suitable for women"
"Gainful Employment"
Income
Unemployment during the Great Depression
Women at work. The Bureau of Labor statistics and the Women's Bureau
Employment
Women factory workers
"Farm females"
Women business owners, women-owned businesses
Women and health. Nonreproductive health issues
Contraception
Abortion
Women and the law. Women as criminals
Prostitution
Women as crime victims
Rape
Women at war. Rose the Riveter: civilian women during the World Wars
Women in the military
Conclusion.
Statistical system of the United States
Demographics. Population and age
Marriage, divorce, and cohabitation
Motherhood
Single mothers
Women at home. Heads of household, heads of family
Housewives, homemakers, and housekeepers
Concepts of employment. "Occupations suitable for women"
"Gainful Employment"
Income
Unemployment during the Great Depression
Women at work. The Bureau of Labor statistics and the Women's Bureau
Employment
Women factory workers
"Farm females"
Women business owners, women-owned businesses
Women and health. Nonreproductive health issues
Contraception
Abortion
Women and the law. Women as criminals
Prostitution
Women as crime victims
Rape
Women at war. Rose the Riveter: civilian women during the World Wars
Women in the military
Conclusion.
Summary
Erroneous government-generated "data" is more problematic than it would appear. This book demonstrates how women's history has consistently been hidden and distorted by 200 years of official government statistics.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Lopresti, Robert. When women didn't count. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017]
Call Number
KF485 .L67 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781440843686 (alkaline paper)
1440843686 (alkaline paper)
1440843686 (alkaline paper)
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