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Dalnavert Museum & Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, MB
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Join Arlene Young for a lecture on the subject matter of her forthcoming book, From Spinster to Career Woman: Middle-Class Women and Work in Victorian England. The talk is part of the Dalnavert Museum's Exploring Victorians Lecture Series.
Through media reports, public lectures, and fictional portrayals of working women, From Spinster to Career Woman traces advocates' efforts to alter cultural perceptions of women, work, class, and the ideals of womanhood. Focusing on the archetypal figures of the hospital nurse and the typewriter, Arlene Young analyzes the strategies used to transform a job perceived as menial into a respected profession and to represent office work as progressive employment for educated women. This book goes beyond a standard examination of historical, social, and political realities, delving into the intense human elements of a cultural shift and the hopes and fears of young women seeking independence.
Arlene Young is professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba.