Working girls in the West representations of wage-earning women /

McMaster, Lindsey, 1972-

Working girls in the West representations of wage-earning women / [electronic resource] : Lindsey McMaster. - Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008. - x, 209 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p.190 -198) and index.

Working women in the west at the turn of the century -- The urban working girl in turn-of-the-century Canadian literature -- White slaves, prostitutes, and delinquents -- Girls on strike -- White working girls and the mixed-race workplace -- Conclusion: Just girls.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.








Canadian literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Canadian literature--History and criticism.--Canada, Western
Women employees in literature.
Women in literature.
Work in literature.
Women employees--Social conditions--Canada, Western--20th century.
Women--Social conditions--Canada, Western--20th century.


Electronic books.

PR9185.6.W6 / M36 2008

C810.9/3553