GDG- RE: "Rosies" in the Civil War

[Schmidt, James]

"What most people still think today is that the first real entrance into
the labor force was with all of the wonderful "Rosies" of World War 2
when it was actually the Civil War..."

Greg - that's a great point!

Continuing my previous thread of "shameless self-promotion" about my
forthcoming book, I mention the role that women played during the Civil
War for several of the companies I cover...

-At Brooks Brothers, women had a "traditional" role of sewing, but in
great numbers - as many as 400 in the store and many more at home
-At Borden's milk factories, the manufactory was superintended by "an
intelligent Yankee girl" (and may others
-Squibb employed numerous girls and women in his drug operations

There are many more examples of course.

Jim Schmidt
http://civilwarmed.blogspot.com



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