Michigan State University Extension
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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED285814 AUTHOR: Valiant, Sharon
TITLE: Women at Work.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 29 p.; Revision of ED 183 921. Brown print on colored
paper and the use of drawings and photographs present
reproduction problems.
AVAILABILITY: Northeast Network for Curriculum Coordination,
Rutgers, The State University, Building 4103, Kilmer Campus,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
ABSTRACT: During the prehistoric era, most advances in
society were developed by women. These advances included
agriculture, building, weaving, basketry, pottery,
woodworking, trading, and domesticating animals. Pottery and
basketry allowed for the long-term storage of food and water
and permitted humanity to stop living the nomadic life and
begin the first settled communities. The first wheels,
appearing in the New Stone Age, were developed in connection
with weaving and pottery. Throughout the Old Testament,
women are often seen as traders, farmers, and builders.
Ancient Egypt has been described by many researchers as the
society with the highest documented status ever attained by
women. The names of many women appear throughout the annals
of ancient alchemy. European women who settled North America
brought their skills with them and established themselves in
business at approximately the same moment they unpacked
their bags. Women were the mainstay of the early mills
during the Industrial Revolution, and were the first to
exhibit a social consciousness. With the invention of the
typewriter and the opening of the first stenography school,
women began entering the business world in large numbers.
Women continued to enter new fields--science, technology,
business, and the trades--and make contributions. This
document offers insights, glimpses, and short biographies of
these women and others in history. Classroom ideas, notes,
and a bibliography are included. (SM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Elementary-Secondary
Education; Nontraditional-Occupations; Sex-Role; United
States-History; World-History
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Employed-Women; *Females-; *Instructional
Materials; *Sex-Discrimination; *Womens-Studies
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