BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN NO. 496 ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE SERIES VOL. 7, NO. 2, PP. 103-234 WOMEN AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OR THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGES UPON THE STATUS OF WOMEN By THERESA SCHMID MCMAHON, PH. D. _Sometime Fellow in Sociology_ _The University of Wisconsin_ _Instructor in Political and Social Science, University of Washington_ A THESIS PRESENTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, WISCONSIN 1912 Price, 25 Cents BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Entered as second-class matter June 10, 1898, at the post office at Madison, Wisconsin under the Act of July 16, 1894 COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION WALTER M. SMITH, _Chairman_ WILLARD G. BLEYER, _Secretary_ O. CLARKE GILLETT, _Editor_ R. E. NEIL DODGE, _Philology and Literature Series_ WILLIAM H. LIGHTY, _University Extension Series_ WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, _Science Series_ DANIEL W. MEAD, _Engineering Series_ WINFRED T. ROOT, _History Series_ THOMAS K. URDAHL, _Economics and Political Science Series_ The Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin is published bimonthly at Madison. For postal purposes, all issues in all series of the Bulletin are included in one consecutive numbering as published, a numbering which has no relation whatever to the arrangement in series and volumes. The Economics and Political Science series, the History series, the Philology and Literature series, the Science series, the Engineering series, and the University extension series contain original papers by persons connected with the University. The series formerly issued as the Economics, Political Science, and History series was discontinued with the completion of the second volume and has been replaced by the Economics and Political Science series and the History series. Persons who reside in the state of Wisconsin may obtain copies of the Bulletin free by applying to the Secretary of the Regents and paying the cost of transportation. No. 1 of Vol. 1 of the Economics, Political Science, and History series, Nos. 1 and 3 of Vol. 2 of the Philology and Literature series, No. 2 of Vol. 2 of the Science series, and Nos. 1-5 of Vol. 1 and No. 4 of Vol. 2 of the Engineering series are now out of print and can no longer be furnished. Bulletins issued since May 1, 1898, are entered as second-class mail matter and no charge is required by the University to cover cost of postage. The postage required for such of the earlier numbers as can now be furnished is as follows: Econ. ser., Vol. 1, No. 2, 8c; No. 3, 13c; Vol. 3, No. 1, 4c; Phil. ser., Vol. 1, No. 1, 5c; Sci. ser., Vol. 1, No. 1, 2c; No. 2, 2c; No. 3, 3c; No. 4, 3c; No. 5, 10c; Vol. 2, No. 1, 2c; Eng. ser., Vol. 1, No. 6, 2c; No. 7, 3c; No. 8, 2c; No. 9, 4c; No. 10, 3c; Vol. 2, No. 1, 4c; No. 2, 2c.