Work: A Story of Experience

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Genre: Published 1800 -1900

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It is one of "several nineteenth-century novels [which] uncovers the changes in women's work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work" The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks "the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women". (Summary by Bonnie Lee)

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Preface- Quote & InscriptionChapter 1- ChristieChapter 2- ServantChapter 3- ActressChapter 4- GovernessChapter 5- CompanionChapter 6- SeamstressChapter 7- Through the MistChapter 8- A Cure For DespairChapter 9- Mrs. Wilkins's MinisterChapter 10- Beginning AgainChapter 11- In the Strawberry BedChapter 12- Christie's GalaChapter 13- Waking UpChapter 14- Which?Chapter 15- MidsummerChapter 16- Mustered InChapter 17- The ColonelChapter 18- SunriseChapter 19- Little Heart's-EaseChapter 20- At Forty

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