Family in a Typical Mill Town
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A 1909 paper by Margaret F. Byington describing family life in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a steel-mill town near Pittsburgh dominated by a single industry. Drawing on a six-month cost-of-living investigation, it covers wages, household budgets, the roles of women and children, Slavic lodgers and overcrowded housing, long hours, and the lack of labor organization. It concludes that the nature of the dominant industry shapes family type and limits families' ability to achieve their ideals.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- February 1909
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 14
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