|
The
Leading 10 Occupations of Women Workers |
|
1870
|
1970
|
|
|
1
|
Domestic
Servants
|
Secretaries
|
|
2
|
Agricultural
Laborers
|
Sales
Clerks
|
|
3
|
Tailoresses
& Seamstresses
|
Bookkeepers
|
|
4
|
Milliners,
Dress and Mantua Makers
|
Teachers
(Elem. School)
|
|
5
|
Teachers
(Not specified)
|
Typists
|
|
6
|
Cotton
Mill Operators
|
Waitresses
|
|
7
|
Laundresses
|
Sewers
& Stitchers
|
|
8
|
Woolen
Mill Operators
|
Registered
Nurses
|
|
9
|
Farmers
and Planters
|
Cashiers
|
|
10
|
Nurses
|
Private Household Cleaners/Servants |
Reprinted by permission of the U.S.Department of Labor Statistics.
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