Any number of the Bulletin now in print will be sent postpaid to persons not residents of Wisconsin from the office of the Secretary of the Regents on receipt of the price. Title pages and tables of contents to completed volumes of all series, have been issued and will be furnished without cost on application to the University Librarian. Communications having reference to an exchange of publications should be addressed to the Librarian of The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 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 1908 MADISON, WISCONSIN 1912 CONTENTS PAGES INTRODUCTION 5-10 CHAPTER I. THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND PRIMITIVE INDUSTRY 10-19 CHAPTER II. THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN EARLY HISTORICAL TIMES 19-28 CHAPTER III. THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGES UPON THE HOMES OF THE WORKING-POOR 28-37 CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGES UPON THE HOMES OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS 37-49 CHAPTER V. WOMEN OF LEISURE 49-57 CHAPTER VI. STATUS OF WOMEN AND HOME INDUSTRY AMONG PROFESSIONAL CLASSES 57-69 CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHANGES UPON MARRIAGE 69-80 CHAPTER VIII. ECONOMIC FORCES AND THE BIRTH-RATE 80-88 CHAPTER IX. ECONOMIC CHANGES AND THE DIVORCE-RATE 88-97 CHAPTER X. THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND INDUSTRIAL CHANGES 97-114 CHAPTER XI. CONCLUSION 114-124 INTRODUCTION In dealing with the evolution of home industry and its effects upon the status of women, it will be necessary to note briefly the status of the sexes before marked differentiation took place.