: Refining work for the middle-class woman Patricia Zakreski creator Patricia Zakreski text Labor economics-Middle class women -- Employment -- England -- History -- 19th century. xxu London : Routledge , 2016 monographic eng

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219 pages ;24 cm. Draws on fiction, prose, painting, and the periodical press to expand and redefine our understanding of women's relationship to paid work during the Victorian period. This book shows that the divisions between public and private were, in fact, surprisingly flexible, with homes described as workplaces and workplaces as homes. 1. Needlework and creativity in representations of the seamstress -- 2. 'A suitable employment for women' : the woman artist and the principle of compatibility -- 3. 'The difference is great in being known to write and setting up for an authoress' : representing the writing woman -- 4. Unceasing industry : work and the female performer. /Patricia Zakreski Economics 331.40942 ZAK 9781138257245 International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 :International Book Distributors :;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 181128 20200131153604.0