[NATURE OF THE CONTENTS.]

This work contains five hundred and thirty-three articles, more than five hundred of which are descriptions of the occupations in which women are, or may be engaged—the effect of each on the health—the rate of wages paid for those carried on in the United States—a comparison in the prices of male and female labor of the same kind—the length of time required to learn the business fully, and the time required to learn the part done by women—whether women are paid while learning—the qualifications needed—the prospect of future employment in each branch—the seasons best for work, and if in any season the women are thrown entirely out of work—the usual number of hours employed, and, if the working time exceeds ten hours, whether it could be shortened without serious loss of profit—and the comparative superiority or inferiority of women to men in each branch. Also, openings in the Southern States for certain branches of business—the prices of board for workwomen, and the remarks of employers—with a list of the occupations suitable for the afflicted. In addition are articles on unusual employments in the United States, England, France, and other countries—minor employments in the United States, England, and France. Also, a notice of the occupations in which no women are engaged in any country—those in which none are engaged in this country—those in which very few are engaged.

[HEADS OF SUBJECTS.]

Professional Women. Artists. Those in Mercantile Pursuits. Employments pertaining to Grain, Birds, Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables. Raisers, Makers, Preparers, and Disposers of Articles of Food. Textile Manufacturers—Cotton, Linen, Woollen, Silk, Lace. Metal Manufacturers—Iron, Brass, Steel, Copper, Tin, Britannia, Silver, Silver Plating, Bronze, Gold. Miscellaneous Workers on Indian Goods, Inkstands, Lithoconia, Marble, Mineral Door-Knobs, Paper Cutting, Papier Maché, Pipes, Porcelain, Pottery, Stucco Work, Terra Cotta, and Transferring on Wood. Glass Manufacturers. China Decorators. Leather Manufacturers. Whalebone Workers. Brush Manufacturers. Ivory Cutters. Pearl Workers. Tortoise-Shell Workers. Gum-Elastic Manufacturers. Gutta-Percha Manufacturers. Hair Workers. Willow Ware. Wood Work. Agents. Manufacturers, and Colorers of Ladies' Apparel. Fitters, Cutters, and Sewers of Ladies' and Children's Wear. Upholsterers. Manufacturers of Books, Ink, Paper, and Pencils. Chemicals. Those who serve as a Communicating Medium between Employers and others. Those that contribute to the Comfort or Amusement of others. Mistresses and Domestics. Miscellaneous Occupations. Employments for the Afflicted. Unusual Employments. Minor Employments. Occupations in which no Women are engaged, &c. Openings in the South for certain branches of business. Prices of Board for Workwomen, and Remarks of Employers. Number of Work Hours. Extracts from the Census Report of 1860. Industrial Statistics of Paris.

[CONTENTS.]

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Professional Women.
1.Amanuenses,[1]
2.Astronomers,[1]
3.Authors,[2]
4.Bankers and Clerks,[7]
5.Bible Readers,[5]
6.Brokers,[8]
7.Colonizationists,[9]
8.Colportors,[9]
9.Copyists,[10]
10.Deaconesses,[11]
11.Dentists,[14]
12.Editresses,[14]
13.Government Clerks,[16]
14.Lawyers,[17]
15.Lecturers,[18]
16.Librarians,[19]
17.Magazine Contributors,[21]
18.Missionaries,[22]
19.Medical Missionaries,[23]
20.Physicians,[24]
21.Preachers,[30]
22.Proof Readers,[30]
23.Publishers,[31]
24.Readers to the Working Classes,[32]
25.Reporters,[33]
26.Reviewers,[34]
27.Teachers,[36]
28.Bookkeeping,[39]
29.Calisthenics and Dancing,[41]
30.Drawing and Painting,[41]
31.Fancy Work,[42]
32.Horsemanship,[42]
33.Infant Schools,[43]
34.Languages,[44]
35.Music,[44]
36.Navigation,[45]
37.Swimming,[45]
38.Translators,[45]
Artists.
39.Actresses,[47]
40.Aquaria Makers,[50]
41.Architects,[51]
42.Cameo Cutters,[52]
43.Copperplate Engravers,[53]
44.Daguerreans,[53]
45.Design, Schools of,[55]
46.Designers (Miscellaneous),[59]
47.Calico Prints,[60]
48.Wall Paper,[61]
49.Draughtswomen,[61]
50.Employés in the United States Mint,[61]
51.Engravers and Chasers of Gold and Silver,[62]
52.Equestrians and Gymnasts,[64]
53.Etchers and Stamp Cutters,[65]
54.Herbarium Makers,[65]
55.Lapidaries,[66]
56.Landscape Gardeners,[67]
57.Lithographers,[68]
58.Map Makers,[71]
59.Medallists,[73]
60.Modellers,[73]
61.Modellers of Wax Figures,[74]
62.Mineral Labellers,[75]
63.Musicians,[75]
64.Music Engravers,[77]
65.Opera Performers,[77]
66.Painters,[79]
67.Animals,[81]
68.Banners,[81]
69.Crayon and Pastel,[81]
70.Flowers and Fruit,[82]
71.Fresco,[82]
72.Historical,[82]
73.Landscape,[82]
74.Marine,[83]
75.Miniature,[83]
76.Panorama,[84]
77.Portrait,[84]
78.Water Colors,[85]
79.Painters of Dial Plates,[85]
80.Picture Restorers,[85]
81.Piano Tuners,[86]
82.Plaster Statuary,[87]
83.Painters of Plates for Books,[88]
84.Photographers,[90]
85.Preparers of Scientific Plates,[94]
86.Seal Engravers,[94]
87.Sculptors,[94]
88.Steel and other Engravers,[96]
89.Bank Note,[97]
90.Card,[98]
91.Door Plate,[98]
92.Map,[98]
93.Pictorial and Heraldry,[99]
94.Telegraph Operators,[100]
95.Vocalists,[102]
96.Wax Work,[102]
97.Wood Engravers,[103]
Mercantile Pursuits.
98.Merchants,[104]
99.Bookkeepers,[106]
100.Book Merchants,[108]
101.China Merchants,[109]
102.Clothiers,[110]
103.Curiosity Dealers,[115]
104.Druggists and Clerks,[115]
105.Keepers of Fancy Stores,[119]
106.Gentlemen's Furnishing Stores,[119]
107.Furniture Sellers,[120]
108.Grocers,[121]
109.Junk Dealers,[122]
110.Music Sellers,[122]
111.Sellers of Artists' Materials,[123]
112.Seeds, Roots, and Herbs,[124]
113.Small Wares,[124]
114.Tobacco, Snuff, and Cigars,[125]
115.Saleswomen,[125]
116.Street Sellers,[131]
117.Toy Merchants,[134]
118.Wall Paper,[134]
119.Worn Clothes,[134]
120.Variety Shops,[136]
Employments pertaining to Grain, Birds, Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables.
121.Agriculturists,[136]
122.Bee Dealers,[137]
123.Bird Importers and Raisers,[137]
124.Bird and Animal Preservers,[138]
125.Florists,[140]
126.Flower Girls,[142]
127.Fruit Growers,[142]
128.Fruit Venders,[143]
129.Gardeners,[144]
130.Makers of Cordial, &c.,[144]
131.Root, Bark, and Seed Sellers,[145]
132.Seed Envelopers and Herb Packers,[145]
133.Sellers of Pets,[147]
134.Wine Manufacturers and Grape Growers,[147]
Raisers, Makers, Preparers, and Disposers of Articles of Food.
135.Bakers (Bread),[148]
136.Brewers,[150]
137.Candy Manufacturers,[150]
138.Cheese Makers,[152]
139.Coffee and Chocolate Packers,[153]
140.Cracker Bakers,[154]
141.Fancy Confectionery,[154]
142.Fish women,[158]
143.Macaroni,[159]
144.Maple Sugar,[159]
145.Market Women,[159]
146.Meat Sellers,[161]
147.Milk Sellers and Dairy Women,[162]
148.Mince Meat, Apple Butter, &c.,[163]
149.Mustard Packers,[164]
150.Oyster Sellers,[164]
151.Pie Bakers,[164]
152.Picklers of Oysters,[166]
153.Poulterers,[166]
154.Restaurant Keepers,[167]
155.Sealed Provisions,[168]
156.Sugar Boilers,[170]
157.Tea Packers,[170]
158.Vermicelli,[171]
159.Vinegar,[171]
160.Yeast,[172]
Textile Manufactures.
161.Cotton Manufacture,[172]
162.Batting and Wadding,[175]
163.Calicoes,[175]
164.Canton Flannel,[176]
165.Carpet Chains,[176]
166.Cord,[177]
167.Dyers,[177]
168.Factory Operatives,[180]
169.Gingham,[183]
170.Hose,[184]
171.Men's Wear,[186]
172.Print Works,[186]
173.Spinners,[189]
174.Spool Cotton,[189]
175.Tape,[190]
176.Weavers,[190]
177.Linen Manufacture,[191]
178.Thread,[193]
179.Woollen Manufacture,[194]
180.Blankets,[195]
181.Carpets,[195]
182.Carpet Bags,[196]
183.Cassimeres,[197]
184.Cloths,[198]
185.Coverlets,[201]
186.Dry-Goods Refinishers,[201]
187.Flannels,[201]
188.Gloves,[203]
Woollen,[205]
189.Linseys,[205]
190.Shawls,[207]
191.Shoddy,[207]
192.Yarn,[207]
193.Silk Manufacture,[208]
194.Ribbons,[209]
195.Sewing Silk,[210]
196.Lace Manufacture,[211]
197. " Menders,[212]
198.Hair Cloth Manufacture,[213]
Metal Manufactures.
199.Iron Manufacture,[214]
200.Files,[215]
201.Guns,[215]
202.Hinges,[215]
203.Locks,[216]
204.Nails,[217]
205.Rivets,[217]
206.Screws,[217]
207.Skates,[218]
208.Shovels,[218]
209.Wire Workers,[218]
Brass Manufacture,[219]
210.Candlesticks,[219]
211.Hooks and Eyes,[220]
212.Lamps,[221]
213.Pins,[221]
214.Rings,[223]
215.Scales,[223]
216.Stair Rods,[224]
217.Steel Manufacture,[224]
218.Buckles,[224]
219.Edge Tools,[225]
220.Electrical Machines,[226]
221.Fire Arms,[226]
222.Knives and Forks,[226]
223.Needles,[227]
224.Pens,[228]
225.Philosophical Apparatus,[229]
226.Saws,[230]
227.Scissors,[230]
228.Spectacles,[230]
229.Surgical Instruments,[232]
230.Telescopes,[232]
231.Thermometers,[232]
232.Copper Manufacture,[232]
233.Tin Manufacture,[233]
234.Lanterns,[233]
235.Britannia Ware,[234]
236.Silver Manufacture,[234]
237.Burnishers,[234]
238.Thimbles,[236]
239.Silver Plating,[237]
240.Bronze Manufacture,[237]
241.Gold Manufacture,[237]
242.Assayers,[238]
243.Enamellers,[238]
244.Gold and Silver Leaf,[239]
245.Jewellers' Findings,[240]
246.Pencils,[241]
247.Pens,[241]
248.Watches,[242]
249.Watch-Case Polishers,[244]
250.Watch Chains,[246]
251.Watch Jewels,[248]
Miscellaneous Works.[248]
252.Indian Goods,[248]
253.Inkstands,[248]
254.Lithoconia,[249]
255.Marble Workers,[249]
256.Mineral Door-Knobs,[250]
257.Paper Cutters,[250]
258.Papier-Maché Finishers,[250]
259.Pipes,[251]
260.Porcelain,[251]
261.Pottery,[252]
262.Stucco Work,[253]
263.Terra Cotta,[253]
264.Transferrers on Wood,[253]
265.Glass Manufacture.[253]
266.Blowers,[255]
267.Beads,[255]
268.Cutters,[256]
269.Embossers,[256]
270. Enamellers, [256]
271. Engravers, [257]
272. Painters, [257]
273. Stainers, [258]
274. Watch Crystals, [259]
275.China Decorators and Burnishers. [260]
276.Leather. [261]
277. Currying, [262]
278. Harnesses, [262]
279. Jewel and Instrument Cases, [263]
280. Morocco Sewers, [263]
281. Pocket Books, [264]
282. Saddle Seats, [265]
283. Tanning, [265]
284. Trunks, [266]
285. Whips, [266]
286.Whalebone Workers. [267]
287.Brush Manufacturers. [268]
288.Ivory Cutters and Workers. [269]
289. Combs, [271]
290. Piano Keys, [271]
291. Rulers (Paper), [272]
292.Pearl Workers. [273]
293.Tortoise-Shell Workers. [273]
294.Gum-Elastic Manufacture. [274]
295. Men's Clothing, [276]
296. Shoes, [276]
297. Toys, [276]
298.Gutta Percha Manufacture. [277]
299.Hair Workers. [277]
299. Artists, [277]
300. Dressers, [278]
301. Dyers, [280]
302. Growers, [281]
303. Manufacturers, [281]
304. Merchants, [281]
305.Willow Ware. [282]
Wood Work.
306. Carvers, [284]
307. Kindling Wood, [285]
308. Pattern Makers, [286]
309. Rattan Splitters, [286]
310. Cigar Boxes, [286]
311. Turners, [287]
Agents.
312. Express and other Conveyances, [287]
313. General, [288]
314. Literary, Book, and Newspaper, [289]
315. Mercantile, [291]
316. Pens, [291]
317. Sewing Machines, [291]
318. School, [292]
319. Telegraph Instruments, [292]
320. Washing Machines, [292]
Manufacturers and Colorers of Ladies' Apparel.
321. Artificial Flowers, [292]
322. Belts, [295]
323. Bonnet Ruches, [295]
324. Dress Trimmings, [296]
325. Embroidery, [298]
326. Feathers, [300]
327. Hoop Skirts, [301]
328. Muslin Sets, [304]
329. Parasols and Umbrellas, [305]
330. Sempstresses, [308]
331. Sewing Machine Operatives, [310]
Fur Workers.
332. Dyers, [312]
333. Sewers, [312]
Fitters, Cutters, and Sewers of Ladies' and Children's Wear.
334. Bonnets, [314]
335. Bonnet Frames, [319]
336. Bonnet Wire, [320]
337. Children's Clothes, [321]
338. Cloaks and Mantillas, [321]
339. Costumes, [323]
340. Dresses, [324]
341. Dress Caps and Headdresses, [326]
342. Fans, [328]
343. Ladies' Under Wear, [329]
344. Over Gaiters, [330]
345. Patterns of Ladies' and Children's Clothes, [330]
346. Shoes, [331]
347. Stays, [334]
Straw Workers.
348. Bleachers and Pressers, [335]
349. Braiders, [336]
350. Sewers, [337]
Renovators.
351. Gentlemen's Wear, [339]
352. Ladies' Wear, [340]
Gentlemen's Clothing.
353. Army and Navy Uniform, [340]
354. Buttons, [340]
355. Canes, [342]
356. Caps, [342]
357. Coats, [345]
358. Cravats, [345]
359. Hats (Hat Braiders, 349), [345]
360. Oil Clothing, [350]
361. Pantaloons, [350]
362. Regalias, [350]
363. Shirts, [350]
364. Suspenders, [354]
365. Tailoresses, [355]
366. Vests, [356]
367.Upholsterers. [357]
368. Beds, [358]
369. Carpets, [358]
370. Curled Hair Pullers, [359]
371. Curtain Trimmings, [359]
372. Furniture Goods, [360]
373. Mattresses, [360]
374. Venetian Blinds, [361]
375. Window Shades, [361]
Manufacturers of Books, Ink, Paper, and Pencils.
376. Book Folders, [363]
377. Book Sewers, [365]
378. Card Makers, [367]
379. Card Stencillers, [369]
380. Cover and Edge Gilders, [370]
381. Electrotypers, [370]
382. Envelope Makers, [370]
383. Folders and Directors of Newspapers, [372]
384. Ink, [373]
385. Label Cutters, [373]
386. Lead Pencils, [374]
387. Operatives in Paper Factories, [374]
388. Paper Bag Makers, [376]
389. Box Makers, [376]
390. Marblers, [379]
391. Rulers, [379]
392. Press Feeders, [380]
393. Printers, [380]
394. Sealing-Wax Makers, [385]
395. Stereotypers, [385]
396. Type Rubbers and Setters, [386]
397. Wall-Paper Gilders, [387]
398.Chemicals. [389]
399. Baking Powder, [390]
400. Bar Soap, [390]
401. Blacking, [390]
402. Candles, [391]
403. Chalk, [392]
404. Emery Paper, [392]
405. Fancy Soap, [392]
406. Fire Works, [392]
407. Flavoring Extracts, [393]
408. Glue, [394]
409. Gunpowder, [394]
410. Oils, [394]
411. Paints, [394]
412. Patent Medicines, [395]
413. Pearlash, [395]
414. Perfumery, [395]
415. Quinine, [397]
416. Salt, [397]
417. Soda, [399]
418. Starch, [399]
419. White Lead, [400]
420. Whiting, [400]
Communicating Mediums between Employers and Others.
421. Assistants in Benevolent Institutions, [400]
422. Commissioners of Deeds, [402]
423. Housekeepers, [402]
424. Keepers of Intelligence Offices, [403]
425. Lighthouse Keepers, [405]
426. Pawnbrokers, [406]
427. Postmistresses, [407]
428. Sewing-Machine Instructors, [408]
429. Shepherdesses, [409]
430. Toll Collectors, [409]
Contributors to the Comfort or Amusement of Others.
431. Bathhouse Attendants, [409]
432. Brace and Truss Makers, [410]
433. Chiropodists, [411]
434. Cuppers and Leechers, [413]
435. Fishing-Tackle Preparers, [413]
436. Fortune Tellers, [415]
437. Guides and Door Attendants, [415]
438. Lodging and Boarding House Keepers, [415]
439. Makers of Artificial Eyes, [416]
440. Limbs, [418]
441. Teeth, [418]
442. Nurses for the Sick, [419]
443. Steamboat and Railroad Newsvenders, [421]
444. Street Musicians, [421]
445. Tavern Keepers, [422]
446. Travelling Companions, [423]
Mistresses and Domestics.
447. Mistresses, [423]
448. Domestics, [424]
449. Chambermaids, [426]
450. Cooks, [428]
451. Dining-Room Waiters, [429]
452. Ladies' Maids, [430]
453. Nurses for Children, [430]
454. Saloon Attendants, [431]
455. Washers, Ironers, and Manglers, [431]
Miscellaneous Occupations, and Workers therein.
456. Backgammon-Board Finishers, [433]
457. Balloon Makers, [433]
458. Billiard-Table Finishers, [434]
459. Bill Posters, [434]
460. Block Cutters, [434]
461. Boatwomen, [435]
462. Bone Collectors, [435]
463. Bottlers and Labellers, [435]
465. Broom Makers, [436]
464. Bronzers, [436]
466. Canvas and Cotton Bag Makers, [437]
467. Car and Carriage Painters, [438]
468. Carriage Trimmers, [489]
469. Chair Seaters, [440]
470. China Menders, [441]
471. Cigar Makers, [442]
472. Cigar-End Finders, [444]
473. Cinder Gatherers, [444]
474. Clear Starchers, [444]
475. Clock Makers, [444]
476. Clothes-Pin Makers, [445]
477. Clothes Repairers, [445]
478. Cork Assorters and Sole Stitchers, [445]
479. Daguerreotype Apparatus, [446]
480. Feather Dressers, [447]
481. Flag Makers, [447]
482. Furniture Painters, [448]
483. Gilders of Mirror Frames, [449]
484. Globe Makers, [450]
485. Hobby-Horse Finishers, [450]
486. Horse Coverings, [451]
487. House Painters, [452]
488. Japanners, [452]
489. Knitters, [454]
490. Lace Bleachers, [457]
491. Lacquerers, [458]
492. Life Preservers, [458]
493. Lucifer Matches, [458]
494. Mat Makers, [460]
495. Manufacturers of Musical Instruments, [460]
Melodeons and Organs,[461]
Pianos,[462]
Seraphines,[463]
496. Musical-String Makers, [463]
497. Netters, [464]
498. Oakum Pickers, [464]
499. Paper Hangers, [465]
500. Polishers, [465]
501. Pin Finders, [465]
502. Rag Cutters, [465]
503. Rag Gatherers, [466]
504. Rope and Twine Makers, [468]
505. Sail and Awning Makers, [470]
506. Shoe-Peg Makers, [470]
507. Shroud Makers, [470]
508. Sign Painters, [471]
509. Snuff Packers, [472]
510. Stencil Makers, [473]
511. Street Sweepers, [473]
512. Tip Gilders, [473]
513. Tobacco Strippers, [474]
514. Toy Makers, [475]
515. Varnishers and Varnish Makers, [476]
516. Water Carriers, [476]
Employments for the Afflicted.
517. Blind Women, [477]
518. Deaf Mutes, [477]
519. The Lame, [477]
Unusual Employments.
520. United States, [477]
521. England, [478]
522. France, [481]
523. Other Countries, [482]
Minor Employments.
524. United States, [484]
525. England, [484]
526. France, [485]
527.Occupations in which no Women are Engaged. [486]
528. None in the United States, [486]
529. Very few, [486]
530.Openings in the South for certain branches of business, [487]
531.Price of Board for Workwomen, and Remarks of Employers, [488]
532.Number of Work Hours, [489]
532.Extracts from Census Report of 1860, in advance of publication, [490]
Industrial Statistics of Paris.
France, in 1848, [492]

THE EMPLOYMENTS OF WOMEN.