Rivington StreetThe story of four determined young women in New York in the first two decades of the 20th century who dare to challenge the roles society has designed for them. |
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Page 90
... girls ' wages declined until the average pay was six or seven dollars a week , and each girl had two bosses over her , the contractor and Bernstein himself . It was a system designed for minimum efficiency and maximum stress . Of all ...
... girls ' wages declined until the average pay was six or seven dollars a week , and each girl had two bosses over her , the contractor and Bernstein himself . It was a system designed for minimum efficiency and maximum stress . Of all ...
Page 101
... girls , and fifty dollars extra for you . " " What does he want girls for ? " said Tricker . The use of slug- gers was not uncommon in labor disputes , but in the past they had always been men . Goldfarb shrugged . " The pickets are girls ...
... girls , and fifty dollars extra for you . " " What does he want girls for ? " said Tricker . The use of slug- gers was not uncommon in labor disputes , but in the past they had always been men . Goldfarb shrugged . " The pickets are girls ...
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... girls would be lucky to find the fire escapes , with the fire doors always locked to prevent thieving and the fire escapes themselves hidden behind huge iron shutters , barred and locked . No one even knew who had the keys . She gasped ...
... girls would be lucky to find the fire escapes , with the fire doors always locked to prevent thieving and the fire escapes themselves hidden behind huge iron shutters , barred and locked . No one even knew who had the keys . She gasped ...
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