CSFRST 2374 Final questions well
answered graded A+
Shirtwaists - ANS ✔✔Shirt-style blouse, often worn with suits and jackets.
Mimicked a men's 3-piece suit
Jobs for women - ANS ✔✔Domestic service (maid, nanny)
Laundry-related jobs
Factory/manufacturing jobs
Other manual labor
Professional work: social work and teaching
Department stores - ANS ✔✔Flourished in 1900s
Remodeled to make products more accessible to the shopper (mostly women) by using
attractive displays
Charge accounts, installment buying, flexible return policies
Window decor became art
Railroads - ANS ✔✔Helped the success of mail-order
New York City - ANS ✔✔Became the center for wholesale and showrooms; also significant
amount of manufacturing in the 1900s
"The Gibson Girl" - ANS ✔✔Cut across class lines to appeal to rich and poor
Skirts and shirtwaists
answered graded A+
Shirtwaists - ANS ✔✔Shirt-style blouse, often worn with suits and jackets.
Mimicked a men's 3-piece suit
Jobs for women - ANS ✔✔Domestic service (maid, nanny)
Laundry-related jobs
Factory/manufacturing jobs
Other manual labor
Professional work: social work and teaching
Department stores - ANS ✔✔Flourished in 1900s
Remodeled to make products more accessible to the shopper (mostly women) by using
attractive displays
Charge accounts, installment buying, flexible return policies
Window decor became art
Railroads - ANS ✔✔Helped the success of mail-order
New York City - ANS ✔✔Became the center for wholesale and showrooms; also significant
amount of manufacturing in the 1900s
"The Gibson Girl" - ANS ✔✔Cut across class lines to appeal to rich and poor
Skirts and shirtwaists
