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Women at work

153 photographs
1981
A collection of over 150 photographs of women in various phases of labor and industry, taken by socio-documentary photographer Lewis W. Hine in the years between 1907 and 1938.

Working

people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do
1974

Work in Colonial America

2002
A simple introduction to various jobs in Colonial America, including those performed by blacksmiths, coopers, and shoemakers.

Princesses are not quitters!

2005
Three bored princesses decide to become servants for a day and learn what hard work is all about.

People work

2000
Describes why people work and a variety of occupations.

Work

1998
Photographs and brief text show people all over the world at work.

Red light, green light, mama and me

1995
After taking the train downtown, Lizzie spends the day at the public library, helping her mother who is a children's librarian.

Perky Otter

1998
Neighbors Perky Otter and hard-working Bert the Beaver seem to be complete opposites until Perky learns that work is not all drudgery and her neighbor learns that play can actually be fun.

Love as strong as ginger

1999
A Chinese American girl comes to realize how hard her grandmother works to fulfill her dreams when they spend a day together at the grandmother's job cracking crabs.

The ornery morning

1991
Farmer Bill wakes up late one morning to find that all of his animals, from the rooster to the cat, refuse to do any work.

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