mnsss89 Economics Collection, 1858- 1990 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mnsss. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Northampton, MA
2003

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 Collection Overview Economics Collection1858- 1990 MS 432 2 boxes; 1 volume (1 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
Collection contains printed materials on economics as it relates to women in the U.S. Types of material include articles, newsletters, pamphlets, resource manuals, court hearings, and symposium proceedings. Includes women in the workforce, as economic equals, and as consumers. Material published by the U. S. Department of Labor, Joint Economic Committee, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United Nations. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

Cover of Welfare Rights Handbook, March 1970

The Economics Collection contains printed materials on economics as it relates to women in the U.S. The collection dates from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, although the majority of the material dates from the 1970s. Types of material include articles, newsletters, pamphlets, resource manuals, court hearings, and symposium proceedings. Topics covered are women in the workforce, women as economic equals, and women as consumers. There are also smaller amounts of material on women and development programs, insurance, pensions, credit discrimination, poverty and welfare, and information/statistics from the U. S. Department of Labor (Women's Bureau). There is also material relating to women published by the Joint Economic Committee, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United Nations (project achievement reports for U.N. development programs). Nineteenth century materials include books and a pamphlet, "An Appeal to the Women of America" by Desdemona Marke (1858), regarding a protective tariff.

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The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

Material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy all copyright holders. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

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Economics Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

 Additions to the Collection

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History of the Collection

Materials in this subject collection were either purchased or given to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors.

Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern. Recent additions may not be reflected in the finding aid.

Search Terms Poor women--United States--History--20th century Working class--United States--History--20th century Women and development--United States--History--20th century Women consumers--United States- History--20th century Women--Economic conditions--United States Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century 1 1 Articles and printed material, 1910-81, n.d. 1 2 Pamphlets, 1968-76 1 3 Credit, 1972-75, n.d. 1 3a Development, 1981-93 1 4 Insurance, 1972-78 1 5 Pensions, 1972-80 1 6 Poverty, 1917-82, n.d. 1 7 Protective tariff: An appeal to the women of America, by Desdemona Marke, 1858 1 8 Women and wealth, 1920-31, n.d. 1 9 Women as consumers, 1919-77, n.d. 1 10 Proceedings of a symposium: "Women in the Economy," 1972 2 11 Welfare, 1972-74, n.d. 2 12 Welfare: clippings, 1972-77 Books on Shelf Women and Economics by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1899) How to Lay a Nest Egg: Financial Facts for the Average Girl by Edgar Scott (1950)