Engendering Business: Men and Women in the Corporate Office, 1870-1930

Gender Relations in the American Experience

by Angel Kwolek-Folland

Winner of the Sierra Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians In Engendering Business , Angel Kwolek-Folland challenges the notion that neutral market forces shaped American business, arguing instead for the central importance of gender in the rise of the modern corporation. She presents a detailed view of the gendered development of management and male-female job segmentation, while also examining the role of gender in such areas as architectural space, office clothing, and office workers' leisure activities.

Genres: History

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Janet Holt · Rating 3 out of 5]

HIST 389C