Here's a look at some of the many types of jobs women held in the 1800's... (Unless otherwise indicated, images are from British magazines.) "A Female Cheese-Maker" Harper's Monthly, 1875 (US) A Doll Factory St. Nicholas Magazine, 1875 (US) A Typist Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876 The Operating Room, Post Office, London Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879 A Weaver Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882 A Laundry Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884 A Maid (probably a housemaid) Chatterbox, 1885 A Reviver (one who repairs old clothes for resale) Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885 A Teacher Quiver, 1886 A Basket-Seller Chatterbox, 1887 Housemaid Cassell's Family Magazine, 1887 Telegraphers English Illustrated Magazine, 1888 Office Cleaner ("Charwoman" or Janitor) Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889 Women at Work in the US Mint Demorest, 1889(US) A Chain and Nail Factory English Illustrated Magazine, 1890 Printing: Wire-Stitching at Century Magazine Century Magazine, 1891 (US) Printing: Gathering Folios to Bind into Issues Century Magazine, 1891 (US) Maid of All Work (employed in homes with only one servant) English Illustrated Magazine, 1891 Hospital Nurses English Illustrated Magazine, 1891 A Cocoa Factory English Illustrated Magazine, 1892 A Matchbox Maker (a cottage industry) English Illustrated Magazine, 1892 Waitress or, More Probably, Owner of a Pub English Illustrated Magazine, 1892 A Spice Factory English Illustrated Magazine, 1892 A Tobacco Factory English Illustrated Magazine, 1892 A Costermonger or Apple Seller Chatterbox, 1896 Return to Main Post

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