Victorian Fabian Society, 1963, Stapled Card, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First
36 pages with references, and illustrated with tables. In original illustrated glossy card binding with two staples. The back panel has picked up some colour, and there are very faint tracings of foxing to the top edge. Essentially the booklet is in very good condition. "Women are marrying younger, having fewer children, and living longer. On her wedding day, the average woman has before her more than half a century of life. She is aged 40 and has 35 years to go when released from the responsibility of full-time childminding. In the face of such statistics, is it still realistic to regard marriage as a full-time career for women? Or is the concept of the housewife who trudges her life away in an already spotless suburban home becoming rather absurd? July, 1963 -- from the introduction. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Gender Studies; Australia; Inventory No: 0220224.
36 pages with references, and illustrated with tables. In original illustrated glossy card binding with two staples. The back panel has picked up some colour, and there are very faint tracings of foxing to the top edge. Essentially the booklet is in very good condition. "Women are marrying younger, having fewer children, and living longer. On her wedding day, the average woman has before her more than half a century of life. She is aged 40 and has 35 years to go when released from the responsibility of full-time childminding. In the face of such statistics, is it still realistic to regard marriage as a full-time career for women? Or is the concept of the housewife who trudges her life away in an already spotless suburban home becoming rather absurd? July, 1963 -- from the introduction. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Gender Studies; Australia; Inventory No: 0220224.