Beatrice Moring is an Associate Professor in Social and Economic History at the University of Helsinki and author of Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Boydell, 2017).

The analysis of the origins and actions of these middle-class female inspectors within the working environments of laboring women-and, crucially, the oft-conflicting values and aims of women across class and professional divides-constitutes a valuable contribution to the field.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Why women in the factory?1. Gender and Class - Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote2. Women in Industry, Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status3. Women, Earnings and the Household - Why the Factory?4. Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection5. Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service 6. The Female Factory Inspectors: How, Why and Who 7. Factory Inspection Activity8. Class, Gender and CommunicationConclusionAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Beatrice Moring is an Associate Professor in Social and Economic History at the University of Helsinki and author of Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Boydell, 2017).

The analysis of the origins and actions of these middle-class female inspectors within the working environments of laboring women-and, crucially, the oft-conflicting values and aims of women across class and professional divides-constitutes a valuable contribution to the field.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Why women in the factory?1. Gender and Class - Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote2. Women in Industry, Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status3. Women, Earnings and the Household - Why the Factory?4. Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection5. Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service 6. The Female Factory Inspectors: How, Why and Who 7. Factory Inspection Activity8. Class, Gender and CommunicationConclusionAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Beatrice Moring is an Associate Professor in Social and Economic History at the University of Helsinki and author of Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Boydell, 2017).

The analysis of the origins and actions of these middle-class female inspectors within the working environments of laboring women-and, crucially, the oft-conflicting values and aims of women across class and professional divides-constitutes a valuable contribution to the field.

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Why women in the factory?1. Gender and Class - Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote2. Women in Industry, Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status3. Women, Earnings and the Household - Why the Factory?4. Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection5. Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service 6. The Female Factory Inspectors: How, Why and Who 7. Factory Inspection Activity8. Class, Gender and CommunicationConclusionAppendicesBibliographyIndex