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Title: Are Daughters from Female-Headed Households Disadvantaged in the Labor Market? A Perspective from 1920

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2002

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Abstract: Although many studies have examined the labor force participation of young women at the turn of the century, this research is limited in many respects, including a focus on specific geographic areas or ethnic groups and a lack of quantitative analysis of occupational attainment. Generally, historical studies of social mobility or occupational attainment focus on the outcomes o f men or, more recently, the influence of fathers’ status on the outcomes of their daughters. Such studies overlook the influence of mothers on daughters’ occupational attainment. This is an important omission, given the relatively high prevalence of female-headed households in the early twentieth century. The current study addresses these issues by using the 1920 United States Census to compare the occupational attainment of two groups of working daughters: those residing in households headed by their fathers and those living in female-headed households. The . . .

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Authors: Mellott, Leanna, M

Institution: The Ohio State University

Department: Sociology

Advisor: Sharon L. Sassler

Degree: MA

Publisher Location: Columbus, OH

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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