Questions for Kessler-Harris

1. The essay seems to be somewhat limited geographically, focusing mainly on the sexual division of labor in the labor market in the northeast of the United States. What about outside this region? Can the sexual division of labor be thought of as the same? Different?

2. The essay discusses how technological advances in the mill industry affected women's roles. What about technological advances in the home? How did the inventions of the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine affect women's roles for example? How did the women make use of the new time they had?

3. We see how women fit into the labor market, but how does the father fit into the household? What is the moral role of the father?

4. How does the presence of children in the labor market affect the family structure?