Toronto's girl problem :: the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 /
With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals witho...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
©1995.
|
| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in gender and history.
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Zusammenfassung: | With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention. Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the girl problem' from the point of view of moral overseers, the various strategies devised to solve this 'problem, ' and lastly, the young women's responses to moral regulation. The 'working girl' seemed a problem to reformers, evangelists, social investigators, police, the courts, and journalists - men, mostly, who saw women's debasement as certain and appointed themselves as protectors of morality. They portrayed single women as victims of potential economic and sexual exploitation and urban immorality. Such characterization drew attention away from the greater problems these women faced: poverty, unemployment, poor housing and nutrition, and low wages. In the course of her investigation, Strange suggests fresh approaches to working-class and urban history. Her sources include the census, court papers, newspaper accounts, philanthropic society reports, and royal commissions, but Strange also employs less conventional sources, such as photographs and popular songs. She approaches the topic from a feminist viewpoint that is equally sensitive to the class and racial dimensions of the 'girl problem, ' and compares her findings with the emergence of the working woman in contemporary United States and Great Britain. The overriding observation is that Torontonians projected their fears and hopes about urban industrialization onto the figure of the working girl. Young women were regulated from factories and offices, to streetcars and dancehalls, in an effort to control the deleterious effects of industrial capitalism. By the First World War however, their value as contributors to the expanding economy began to outweigh fear of their moral endangerment. As Torontonians grew accustomed to life in the industrial metropolis, the 'working girl' came to be seen as a valuable resource. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442682696 1442682698 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn288074815 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20241004212047.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 950110s1995 onc ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 95184860 | ||
| 040 | |a MT4IT |b eng |e pn |c MT4IT |d LVB |d OCLCQ |d IDEBK |d E7B |d OCLCQ |d CELBN |d FXR |d N$T |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d JSTOR |d OCLCF |d EBLCP |d OCLCQ |d DEBBG |d OCLCQ |d CSAIL |d OCLCQ |d AGLDB |d OCLCQ |d OTZ |d FVL |d VT2 |d OCLCQ |d IOG |d OCLCO |d MUQ |d JG0 |d OCLCA |d VNS |d VTS |d CEF |d AU@ |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA |d YOU |d STF |d CNTRU |d UKAHL |d OCLCA |d OCLCQ |d INARC |d MM9 |d CUS |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d P@U |d OCLCQ |d SFB |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCL | ||
| 019 | |a 498966497 |a 647703830 |a 666904317 |a 752482073 |a 808372310 |a 815763488 |a 899139935 |a 923062535 |a 999410610 |a 1058023800 |a 1061057138 |a 1081280793 |a 1151450404 |a 1152986660 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781442682696 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1442682698 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 0802005985 |q (bound) | ||
| 020 | |z 0802072038 |q (pbk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780802005984 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780802072030 | ||
| 020 | |z 1282003046 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781282003040 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)288074815 |z (OCoLC)498966497 |z (OCoLC)647703830 |z (OCoLC)666904317 |z (OCoLC)752482073 |z (OCoLC)808372310 |z (OCoLC)815763488 |z (OCoLC)899139935 |z (OCoLC)923062535 |z (OCoLC)999410610 |z (OCoLC)1058023800 |z (OCoLC)1061057138 |z (OCoLC)1081280793 |z (OCoLC)1151450404 |z (OCoLC)1152986660 | ||
| 037 | |a 22573/ctt5805x |b JSTOR | ||
| 043 | |a n-cn-on | ||
| 045 | |a w8x3 | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a HD6055.6.C22 |b O577 1995eb | |
| 055 | 2 | |a HD6055.6* | |
| 072 | 7 | |a SOC |x 028000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a HBXG |2 bicssc | |
| 072 | 7 | |a HIS006000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 082 | 7 | |a 305.48/90652/0971354109041 | |
| 084 | |a 15.85 |2 bcl | ||
| 049 | |a MAIN | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Strange, Carolyn, |d 1959- |e author. |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvXxGj6hCCdF4gxKCHvjK |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91000278 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Toronto's girl problem : |b the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / |c Carolyn Strange. |
| 260 | |a Toronto, Ont. : |b University of Toronto Press, |c ©1995. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Studies in gender and history. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 520 | |a With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention. Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the girl problem' from the point of view of moral overseers, the various strategies devised to solve this 'problem, ' and lastly, the young women's responses to moral regulation. The 'working girl' seemed a problem to reformers, evangelists, social investigators, police, the courts, and journalists - men, mostly, who saw women's debasement as certain and appointed themselves as protectors of morality. They portrayed single women as victims of potential economic and sexual exploitation and urban immorality. Such characterization drew attention away from the greater problems these women faced: poverty, unemployment, poor housing and nutrition, and low wages. In the course of her investigation, Strange suggests fresh approaches to working-class and urban history. Her sources include the census, court papers, newspaper accounts, philanthropic society reports, and royal commissions, but Strange also employs less conventional sources, such as photographs and popular songs. She approaches the topic from a feminist viewpoint that is equally sensitive to the class and racial dimensions of the 'girl problem, ' and compares her findings with the emergence of the working woman in contemporary United States and Great Britain. The overriding observation is that Torontonians projected their fears and hopes about urban industrialization onto the figure of the working girl. Young women were regulated from factories and offices, to streetcars and dancehalls, in an effort to control the deleterious effects of industrial capitalism. By the First World War however, their value as contributors to the expanding economy began to outweigh fear of their moral endangerment. As Torontonians grew accustomed to life in the industrial metropolis, the 'working girl' came to be seen as a valuable resource. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880�1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880�1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O"" | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- illustrations | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Single women |x Employment |z Ontario |z Toronto |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young women |x Employment |z Ontario |z Toronto |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Single women |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Economic conditions. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young women |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Economic conditions. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Single women |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Social conditions. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young women |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Social conditions. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Femmes seules |x Travail |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Histoire. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Jeunes femmes |x Travail |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Histoire. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Femmes seules |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Conditions économiques. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Jeunes femmes |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Conditions économiques. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Femmes seules |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Conditions sociales. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Jeunes femmes |z Ontario |z Toronto |x Conditions sociales. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SOCIAL SCIENCE |x Women's Studies. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z Canada |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Single women |x Economic conditions |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Single women |x Employment |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Single women |x Social conditions |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Young women |x Economic conditions |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Young women |x Employment |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Young women |x Social conditions |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Ontario |z Toronto |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpTXwhyWg6TcM8tk47fv3 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Industrialisierung |2 gnd |0 http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Junge Frau |2 gnd |0 http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Berufstätigkeit |2 gnd | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Soziale Situation |2 gnd | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Alleinstehende Frau |2 gnd |0 http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Mädchen |2 gnd | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Toronto |2 gnd | |
| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Vrouwen. |2 gtt |
| 648 | 7 | |a Geschichte 1880-1930. |2 swd | |
| 648 | 7 | |a Sozialgeschichte 1880-1930. |2 swd | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a e-books. |2 aat | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Livres numériques. |2 rvmgf | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Toronto's girl problem (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGr6PKxvj334tdJdQw38yb |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Strange, Carolyn, 1959- |t Toronto's girl problem. |d Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1995 |z 9780802005984 |w (DLC) 95184860 |w (OCoLC)32089104 |
| 830 | 0 | |a Studies in gender and history. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95070121 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |l FWS01 |p ZDB-4-EBA |q FWS_PDA_EBA |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468660 |3 Volltext |
| 936 | |a BATCHLOAD | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH35090988 | ||
| 938 | |a Canadian Electronic Library |b CELB |n 10195483 | ||
| 938 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b EBLB |n EBL3250376 | ||
| 938 | |a Project MUSE |b MUSE |n musev2_105470 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 468660 | ||
| 938 | |a Internet Archive |b INAR |n torontosgirlprob0000stra | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b GEBAY | ||
| 912 | |a ZDB-4-EBA | ||
| 049 | |a DE-863 | ||
Datensatz im Suchindex
| DE-BY-FWS_katkey | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn288074815 |
|---|---|
| _version_ | 1816881681606377472 |
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Strange, Carolyn, 1959- |
| author_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91000278 |
| author_facet | Strange, Carolyn, 1959- |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Strange, Carolyn, 1959- |
| author_variant | c s cs |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | localFWS |
| callnumber-first | H - Social Science |
| callnumber-label | HD6055 |
| callnumber-raw | HD6055.6.C22 O577 1995eb |
| callnumber-search | HD6055.6.C22 O577 1995eb |
| callnumber-sort | HD 46055.6 C22 O577 41995EB |
| callnumber-subject | HD - Industries, Land Use, Labor |
| collection | ZDB-4-EBA |
| contents | ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880�1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880�1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O"" Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- illustrations |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)288074815 |
| dewey-full | 305.48/90652/0971354109041 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 305 - Groups of people |
| dewey-raw | 305.48/90652/0971354109041 |
| dewey-search | 305.48/90652/0971354109041 |
| dewey-sort | 3305.48 590652 12971354109041 |
| dewey-tens | 300 - Social sciences |
| discipline | Soziologie |
| era | Geschichte 1880-1930. swd Sozialgeschichte 1880-1930. swd |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1880-1930. Sozialgeschichte 1880-1930. |
| format | Electronic eBook |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>08220cam a2201093 a 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">ZDB-4-EBA-ocn288074815</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">OCoLC</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20241004212047.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr cn|||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">950110s1995 onc ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a"> 95184860 </subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MT4IT</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MT4IT</subfield><subfield code="d">LVB</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">IDEBK</subfield><subfield code="d">E7B</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">CELBN</subfield><subfield code="d">FXR</subfield><subfield code="d">N$T</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">JSTOR</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCF</subfield><subfield code="d">EBLCP</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">DEBBG</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">CSAIL</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">AGLDB</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OTZ</subfield><subfield code="d">FVL</subfield><subfield code="d">VT2</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">IOG</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">MUQ</subfield><subfield code="d">JG0</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCA</subfield><subfield code="d">VNS</subfield><subfield code="d">VTS</subfield><subfield code="d">CEF</subfield><subfield code="d">AU@</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCA</subfield><subfield code="d">YOU</subfield><subfield code="d">STF</subfield><subfield code="d">CNTRU</subfield><subfield code="d">UKAHL</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCA</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">INARC</subfield><subfield code="d">MM9</subfield><subfield code="d">CUS</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">P@U</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">SFB</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">498966497</subfield><subfield code="a">647703830</subfield><subfield code="a">666904317</subfield><subfield code="a">752482073</subfield><subfield code="a">808372310</subfield><subfield code="a">815763488</subfield><subfield code="a">899139935</subfield><subfield code="a">923062535</subfield><subfield code="a">999410610</subfield><subfield code="a">1058023800</subfield><subfield code="a">1061057138</subfield><subfield code="a">1081280793</subfield><subfield code="a">1151450404</subfield><subfield code="a">1152986660</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781442682696</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1442682698</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">0802005985</subfield><subfield code="q">(bound)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">0802072038</subfield><subfield code="q">(pbk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9780802005984</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9780802072030</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1282003046</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9781282003040</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)288074815</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)498966497</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)647703830</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)666904317</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)752482073</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)808372310</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)815763488</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)899139935</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)923062535</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)999410610</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1058023800</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1061057138</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1081280793</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1151450404</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1152986660</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="037" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">22573/ctt5805x</subfield><subfield code="b">JSTOR</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">n-cn-on</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="045" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">w8x3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">HD6055.6.C22</subfield><subfield code="b">O577 1995eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="055" ind1=" " ind2="2"><subfield code="a">HD6055.6*</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">SOC</subfield><subfield code="x">028000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HBXG</subfield><subfield code="2">bicssc</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS006000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">305.48/90652/0971354109041</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">15.85</subfield><subfield code="2">bcl</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MAIN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Strange, Carolyn,</subfield><subfield code="d">1959-</subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvXxGj6hCCdF4gxKCHvjK</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91000278</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Toronto's girl problem :</subfield><subfield code="b">the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 /</subfield><subfield code="c">Carolyn Strange.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="260" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Toronto, Ont. :</subfield><subfield code="b">University of Toronto Press,</subfield><subfield code="c">©1995.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (xi, 299 pages)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Studies in gender and history.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention. Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the girl problem' from the point of view of moral overseers, the various strategies devised to solve this 'problem, ' and lastly, the young women's responses to moral regulation. The 'working girl' seemed a problem to reformers, evangelists, social investigators, police, the courts, and journalists - men, mostly, who saw women's debasement as certain and appointed themselves as protectors of morality. They portrayed single women as victims of potential economic and sexual exploitation and urban immorality. Such characterization drew attention away from the greater problems these women faced: poverty, unemployment, poor housing and nutrition, and low wages. In the course of her investigation, Strange suggests fresh approaches to working-class and urban history. Her sources include the census, court papers, newspaper accounts, philanthropic society reports, and royal commissions, but Strange also employs less conventional sources, such as photographs and popular songs. She approaches the topic from a feminist viewpoint that is equally sensitive to the class and racial dimensions of the 'girl problem, ' and compares her findings with the emergence of the working woman in contemporary United States and Great Britain. The overriding observation is that Torontonians projected their fears and hopes about urban industrialization onto the figure of the working girl. Young women were regulated from factories and offices, to streetcars and dancehalls, in an effort to control the deleterious effects of industrial capitalism. By the First World War however, their value as contributors to the expanding economy began to outweigh fear of their moral endangerment. As Torontonians grew accustomed to life in the industrial metropolis, the 'working girl' came to be seen as a valuable resource.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880â€?1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880â€?1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- illustrations</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="x">Employment</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="x">Employment</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Economic conditions.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Economic conditions.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Femmes seules</subfield><subfield code="x">Travail</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Histoire.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Jeunes femmes</subfield><subfield code="x">Travail</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Histoire.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Femmes seules</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Conditions économiques.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Jeunes femmes</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Conditions économiques.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Femmes seules</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Conditions sociales.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Jeunes femmes</subfield><subfield code="z">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="x">Conditions sociales.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">SOCIAL SCIENCE</subfield><subfield code="x">Women's Studies.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">General.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="x">Economic conditions</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="x">Employment</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Single women</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="x">Economic conditions</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="x">Employment</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Young women</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ontario</subfield><subfield code="z">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpTXwhyWg6TcM8tk47fv3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Industrialisierung</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="0">http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Junge Frau</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="0">http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Berufstätigkeit</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Soziale Situation</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Alleinstehende Frau</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="0">http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Mädchen</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Toronto</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Vrouwen.</subfield><subfield code="2">gtt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1880-1930.</subfield><subfield code="2">swd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Sozialgeschichte 1880-1930.</subfield><subfield code="2">swd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Electronic books.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">e-books.</subfield><subfield code="2">aat</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">History</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Livres numériques.</subfield><subfield code="2">rvmgf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="758" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">has work:</subfield><subfield code="a">Toronto's girl problem (Text)</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGr6PKxvj334tdJdQw38yb</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Print version:</subfield><subfield code="a">Strange, Carolyn, 1959-</subfield><subfield code="t">Toronto's girl problem.</subfield><subfield code="d">Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1995</subfield><subfield code="z">9780802005984</subfield><subfield code="w">(DLC) 95184860</subfield><subfield code="w">(OCoLC)32089104</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Studies in gender and history.</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95070121</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="l">FWS01</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EBA</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468660</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="936" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BATCHLOAD</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Askews and Holts Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">ASKH</subfield><subfield code="n">AH35090988</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Canadian Electronic Library</subfield><subfield code="b">CELB</subfield><subfield code="n">10195483</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ProQuest Ebook Central</subfield><subfield code="b">EBLB</subfield><subfield code="n">EBL3250376</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Project MUSE</subfield><subfield code="b">MUSE</subfield><subfield code="n">musev2_105470</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBSCOhost</subfield><subfield code="b">EBSC</subfield><subfield code="n">468660</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Internet Archive</subfield><subfield code="b">INAR</subfield><subfield code="n">torontosgirlprob0000stra</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="994" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">92</subfield><subfield code="b">GEBAY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-4-EBA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-863</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | Electronic books. e-books. aat History fast Livres numériques. rvmgf |
| genre_facet | Electronic books. e-books. History Livres numériques. |
| geographic | Ontario Toronto fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpTXwhyWg6TcM8tk47fv3 Toronto gnd |
| geographic_facet | Ontario Toronto Toronto |
| id | ZDB-4-EBA-ocn288074815 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-11-27T13:16:35Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9781442682696 1442682698 |
| language | English |
| lccn | 95184860 |
| oclc_num | 288074815 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | MAIN DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| owner_facet | MAIN DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| physical | 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) |
| psigel | ZDB-4-EBA |
| publishDate | 1995 |
| publishDateSearch | 1995 |
| publishDateSort | 1995 |
| publisher | University of Toronto Press, |
| record_format | marc |
| series | Studies in gender and history. |
| series2 | Studies in gender and history. |
| spelling | Strange, Carolyn, 1959- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvXxGj6hCCdF4gxKCHvjK http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91000278 Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / Carolyn Strange. Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1995. 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in gender and history. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index. Print version record. With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention. Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the girl problem' from the point of view of moral overseers, the various strategies devised to solve this 'problem, ' and lastly, the young women's responses to moral regulation. The 'working girl' seemed a problem to reformers, evangelists, social investigators, police, the courts, and journalists - men, mostly, who saw women's debasement as certain and appointed themselves as protectors of morality. They portrayed single women as victims of potential economic and sexual exploitation and urban immorality. Such characterization drew attention away from the greater problems these women faced: poverty, unemployment, poor housing and nutrition, and low wages. In the course of her investigation, Strange suggests fresh approaches to working-class and urban history. Her sources include the census, court papers, newspaper accounts, philanthropic society reports, and royal commissions, but Strange also employs less conventional sources, such as photographs and popular songs. She approaches the topic from a feminist viewpoint that is equally sensitive to the class and racial dimensions of the 'girl problem, ' and compares her findings with the emergence of the working woman in contemporary United States and Great Britain. The overriding observation is that Torontonians projected their fears and hopes about urban industrialization onto the figure of the working girl. Young women were regulated from factories and offices, to streetcars and dancehalls, in an effort to control the deleterious effects of industrial capitalism. By the First World War however, their value as contributors to the expanding economy began to outweigh fear of their moral endangerment. As Torontonians grew accustomed to life in the industrial metropolis, the 'working girl' came to be seen as a valuable resource. ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880â€?1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880â€?1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O"" Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- illustrations Single women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Young women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Single women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Single women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Femmes seules Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Jeunes femmes Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. SOCIAL SCIENCE Women's Studies. bisacsh HISTORY Canada General. bisacsh Single women Economic conditions fast Single women Employment fast Single women Social conditions fast Young women Economic conditions fast Young women Employment fast Young women Social conditions fast Ontario Toronto fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpTXwhyWg6TcM8tk47fv3 Industrialisierung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3 Junge Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4 Berufstätigkeit gnd Soziale Situation gnd Alleinstehende Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2 Mädchen gnd Toronto gnd Vrouwen. gtt Geschichte 1880-1930. swd Sozialgeschichte 1880-1930. swd Electronic books. e-books. aat History fast Livres numériques. rvmgf has work: Toronto's girl problem (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGr6PKxvj334tdJdQw38yb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Strange, Carolyn, 1959- Toronto's girl problem. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1995 9780802005984 (DLC) 95184860 (OCoLC)32089104 Studies in gender and history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95070121 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468660 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Strange, Carolyn, 1959- Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / Studies in gender and history. ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880â€?1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880â€?1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O"" Pr -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- illustrations Single women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Young women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Single women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Single women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Femmes seules Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Jeunes femmes Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. SOCIAL SCIENCE Women's Studies. bisacsh HISTORY Canada General. bisacsh Single women Economic conditions fast Single women Employment fast Single women Social conditions fast Young women Economic conditions fast Young women Employment fast Young women Social conditions fast Industrialisierung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3 Junge Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4 Berufstätigkeit gnd Soziale Situation gnd Alleinstehende Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2 Mädchen gnd Vrouwen. gtt |
| subject_GND | http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3 http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4 http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2 |
| title | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / |
| title_auth | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / |
| title_exact_search | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / |
| title_full | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / Carolyn Strange. |
| title_fullStr | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / Carolyn Strange. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / Carolyn Strange. |
| title_short | Toronto's girl problem : |
| title_sort | toronto s girl problem the perils and pleasures of the city 1880 1930 |
| title_sub | the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / |
| topic | Single women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Young women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Single women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Single women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Femmes seules Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Jeunes femmes Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. SOCIAL SCIENCE Women's Studies. bisacsh HISTORY Canada General. bisacsh Single women Economic conditions fast Single women Employment fast Single women Social conditions fast Young women Economic conditions fast Young women Employment fast Young women Social conditions fast Industrialisierung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4026776-3 Junge Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4162897-4 Berufstätigkeit gnd Soziale Situation gnd Alleinstehende Frau gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001237-2 Mädchen gnd Vrouwen. gtt |
| topic_facet | Single women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Young women Employment Ontario Toronto History. Single women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Economic conditions. Single women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Young women Ontario Toronto Social conditions. Femmes seules Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Jeunes femmes Travail Ontario Toronto Histoire. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions économiques. Femmes seules Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. Jeunes femmes Ontario Toronto Conditions sociales. SOCIAL SCIENCE Women's Studies. HISTORY Canada General. Single women Economic conditions Single women Employment Single women Social conditions Young women Economic conditions Young women Employment Young women Social conditions Ontario Toronto Industrialisierung Junge Frau Berufstätigkeit Soziale Situation Alleinstehende Frau Mädchen Toronto Vrouwen. Electronic books. e-books. History Livres numériques. |
| url | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468660 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT strangecarolyn torontosgirlproblemtheperilsandpleasuresofthecity18801930 |