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Book Title: Transforming Women's Work : New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Thomas L. Dublin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Women, Labor & Industrial Relations, Women in Business, Economic Conditions
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
