Toronto's Girl Problem : : The Perils and Pleasures of the City, 1880-1930 / / Carolyn Strange.
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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Gender and History
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Picture Credits
- Index