Source: Shows the weekly wages of various occupations in Vienna. The study pays particular attention to women who made less than the average wage. Source: BLS. Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. This calculator allows you to compare the buying power of wages earned at different points in history. Source: BLS. Pianos, violins, guitars & banjos, accordions, other musical instruments. In fact, there were individuals called "Knocker Uppers" whose job was to wake up other workers. Shows the average weekly wages for a variety of occupations and industries in New Zealand. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Was your great grandmother blazing a trail in a male-dominated field back in the 1920s? The percentage of married women who worked in 1920 was 4-5 percent in 1890 . No doubt,a direct impact of theFirst World War. 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Jump directly to prices for: meats and eggs, butter, cheese, milk, bread and flour, corn meal, rice, potatoes, granulated sugar, coffee and tea, onions, navy beans, prunes, raisins, canned salmon, evaporated milk, margarine, lard, oats, corn flakes, wheat cereal, macaroni, canned baked beans, canned corn, canned peas, canned tomatoes, bananas, oranges, and more. Occupations included are limited before 1916. Surgeon -$216,248. What industry thrived in your towna century ago? Source: 1934 Statistical Abstract of the United States. Was your grandmother one of the first policewomen? Butthe number ofwomen inthoseroles had declined by 20% since 1911. Lancashire had thriving cottonand leathermanufacturing industrieswhile hosiery dominated in Leicestershire. If you were a seamstress back then, you were likely spending most of your time putting together flashy flapper dresses for female partygoers. 467. Earnings and prices are shown in Swiss francs. To view an issue of interest, select it from the list and click View. Details the price of clothing for men, women, boys and girls on pp. Shows the average weekly hours and hourly wages for workers in the boot and shoe industry. Source: BLS, Shows the average retail prices of food, clothing, and fuel prices in Shanghai. One-page table shows average charges for residential electricity each year from 1924-1934, for cities over 50,000 in population. Source: BLS, Shows wages of various industrial and agricultural gender, in both Romanian leu and contemporary U.S. dollars. Wages of pattern makers, molders, drill press operators, lathe hands, machinists and more. Source: Shows wages by occupation in Belfast, Cork, Glasgow, Dundee, Cardiff, London, Manchester and more. Report published in 1923 gives wages for Arkansas women by occupation and race. companies and the government dismissed large numbers of married women and made it difficult for married women to get high-paying professional or clerical jobs. Salary data for teachers, principals and school administrators in New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City. Source: Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. National average salary: $95,020 per year. Figures expressed in both foreign currency and in dollars. Shows family expenditures by category. Shows average value per acre for all real estate with buildings, and the value of land alone, by county, for six states: MA, CT, RI , ME, VT and NH. Dining room furniture, silverware, dish sets. War was over, women were more independent than ever before and there were significant advances in science and technology. Source: Shows the average hourly wages for various occupation both in and outside of Paris. Industrial home work was most common in clothing manufacturing and tobacco industries (rolling cigars, etc.) The economy boomed during the Roaring Twenties and rising incomes gave ordinary Americans access to enticing new conveniences, including washing machines, refrigerators, cars and other luxuries. 7-22. Lengthy article reports how much educators earned in Illinois' high schools in 1920-1921. Provides detailed breakouts by occupation. Source: Shows wages, hours and earnings for mechanics, pipe fitters, welders, tinsmiths derrick men, drillers, firemen, engineers and more. Includes clam, lobster, oyster industries and more. Usually, where our ancestors lived dictated the type ofworkthey were likely to be doing. Source: BLS. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages of manual work occupations in Barcelona, Spain. Shows average charge per case for appendicitis, childbirth, heart troubles, cancer, dental problems and more. Source: U.S. Bureau of Education. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of masons, carpenters, stonecutters, painters, shoemakers, and tailors in each of the provincial capitals of Spain. Because who wouldn't enjoy a life full of wild outfits, crazy artists and epic parties? The wage data is broken out by sex. Mostly covers manufacturing industries (tobacco was prominent), but there is some data for women who worked in mercantile stores, 5-and10-cent stores, and in laundries. Source: BLS, Shows the cost of foodstuffs, clothing, and other necessities in Hungary. 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Shows breakouts for automobile manufacture, cigar making, boots/shoe making, men's clothing, iron/steel and more. Wages for workers engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel goods, machinery, railway rolling stock, boilers, vehicles, aircraft, electrical apparatus, scientific instruments and more. Shows wages paid on American, Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Swedish cargo ships, by occupations including seamen, engineers, first mates, second mates, radio operators, boatswains, firemen, coal passers, stewards, cooks, waiters, messmen, mess boys, carpenters, deck engineers, quartermasters, store keepers, donkey men, and more. They were major employers (7.1 per cent of all . Source: Shows the daily or monthly wages of 13 occupations in the treaty port. cost of a funeral - 4. 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What industry thrived in your towna century ago? - Earnings, 1929, Farm workers' wages and income,1909-1938, Male farm labor average wages by state, 1929, Airplane pilot (commercial) - Salary, 1929, Barbers and hairdressers - Earnings, 1929, Baseball, major league - Player and umpiresalaries, 1929, Union wages in construction trades, 1913-1930, Union carpenter wages in selected cities for 1924-1925, Average hourly carpenter wage in U.S. for 1926, Carpenter wages for 1920-1928 for twelve major U.S. cities, Cement industry job wages and hours, 1929, Coal mining jobs - Hours and earnings, 1919-1933, Domestic (household) service - Male workers' wages, Executive salaries in private businesses, 1924, Teachers and principals' salaries by city, 1921-1922, School personnelsalaries by sex in selectedcities, 1926, Teacher's salaries by school level, 1924-1928, Illinois teachers salaries in high schools, 1920-1921, New York state teachers' salaries, 1920-1932, North Carolina teacher salaries by race, 1922, Texas school personnel salaries (white only), 1872-1953, Firemen and fire department salaries by city, 1927, Foundryand machine shop jobs - Wages and hours, 1923-1931, Administrative and supervisors pay in federal government, 1926, Iron and steel industry wages and hours, 1907-193, Lumber industry job wages and hours, 1921-1932, Military pay for officers on active duty - 1926, Mining metals - Wages and hours, 1924 and 1931, Mining - anthracite and bituminous coal, 1922 and 1924, Metalliferous mining job wages and hours, 1924, Nursing - Average salaries for public health and institutional nurses, 1927, Petroleum industry - Wages by occupation and state,1920, Seamen and firemen on ocean ships - Wages, 1914-1918, Slaughtering and meat-packing industry, 1921-1929, Street laborers (unskilled) - Wages and hours, 1928, Telegraph and cable industry - wages and salaries, 1922, Telephone industry - average compensation per employee, 1922, Typical fees charged for veterinary visits are described, 1926 annual salaries for individual veterinarians, Wages for thousands of occupations, indexed alphabetically - 1929, Manufacturing job hours and earnings, 1919-1960, Factory employee average annual wages - 1921, 1923, Industrial home work - Earnings, early 1920s, Automobile tire manufacturing wages, 1923, Motor vehicle industry job wages and hours, 1922-1928, Airplanes and aircraft engines manufacture - Hours and earnings, 1929, Boot, shoe, hosiery and underwear manufacturing wages, 1907-1920, Clothing (men's) manufacturing wages & hours, 1911-1932, Hosiery and underwear manufacturing - Wages & hours, 1907-1932, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing: 1910 to 1930, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1907-1922, Furniture manufacturing industry - Wages and hours, 1910-1931, Pottery industry job wages and hours, 1925, Paper box-board industry job wages and hours, 1926, Professional and business women - Salaries and income, 1927, Library assistants - Earnings by city, 1923, Women employed as cleaners, maids, and elevator operators in Washington DC, 1920, Women's wages in the candy industry in St. Louis and Chicago, 1920-1921, Women's wages in candy industry - St. Louis, 1920-1921, Women employed as household servants in Philadelphia - late 1920s, Women's wages, hours, and earnings - South Carolina, 1921, Women in Tennessee industries - Hours, wages and working conditions, 1925, Colorado - Wages by occupation and industry, 1928, Union workers' annual earnings - New Haven CT, 1927, Teenagers' wages by occupation and sex in Detroit, 1922, Wage in the Missouri shoe industry, 1913-1922, Public school employee salaries - New York City, 1928, Ohio - Average annual wages and salaries by occupation, 1916-1932, Development of minimum wage laws in the U.S., 1912-1927, Minimum wage laws of the U.S., construction and operation, 1921, Wages by occupation in Buenos Aires, 1926, Buenos Aries - Average Wages, 1922, 1926, 1928-1929, Minimum wages in Sydney and Melbourne, 1914 and 1921, Wages and cost of living in Austria, 1920, Farm help wages in Canadian provinces by sex, 1920s, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1920, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1921, Wages by occupation in Canadian provinces, 1924-26, Wages and hours of labour - Canada, 1920-1926, Wages in boot and shoe industries in France, 1924, "Real wages" in Germany by industry, 1923, Automobile manufacturing wages in Germany, 1929, Wages and hours in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924, average weekly earnings by industry and sex, Wages by industry in Great Britain, 1914-1921, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1928, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1932, Agricultural trades - Minimum wage in Great Britain, 1920, Building trades - Wages by city in the UK, 1920, Iron and steel industry wages in Great Britain, 1926, Coal miner earnings in Great Britain, 1921-23, Judges of county courts (UK) - Salary, ca. 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