FILENE, CATHERINE, ed. Careers for women. *$4 Houghton 396.5
20–21359
The object of the book is to give vocational information to high school and college women, to supplement the work of vocational advisors in schools, and to help decrease the number of “square pegs for round holes.” It is composed of articles written expressly for the book by a number of specially qualified contributors and its compiler, Miss Filene, is the director of the Intercollegiate vocational guidance association. The vocations considered are grouped under the headings: Accounting; Advertising; Agriculture, etc.; Architecture; Arts and crafts; Business; Dramatics; Education; Finance; Government service; Health services; Home economics services; Industrial work; Institutional work; Insurance; Law; Library work; Literary work; Motion-picture work; Museum work; Music; Newspaper work; Personnel work; Physical education; Politics; Religious work; Scientific work; Secretarial work; Social work; Specialists; Statistical work; Vocational training. Suggested readings accompany most of the chapters and there is an index.
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