Interesting articles from the New York Times Sunday Magazine from exactly 100 years ago! @sundaymagazine
I love this idea! The photo above is from an article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine on December 30th 1917. Check out this throwback article and find more at Sundaymagazine!
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Every week, I post the most interesting articles from the New York Times Sunday Magazine from exactly 100 years ago, with a little bit of commentary or context. See the About Page for more info.
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more about the article pictured above:
Among the jobs which were women were filling in for men in larger numbers as a result of World War I: streetcar conductors, subway guards, elevator runners, firefighters, munition works, the felt hat industry, radium plating, and wagon drivers.
As a man, I would gladly volunteer for even the most unjust war to avoid an occupation of radium plating. Guess how Marie Curie died?
Where Women Supplant Men Because of War: Changes Taking Place in Many Industries — Employers Report New Workers’ Adaptability in Fields Hitherto Barred — Equal Pay Now the Rule(PDF)
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