City of Women : Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860

Acknowledgments xi Introduction xi Part One Precarious Dependencies: Women in the Republican City, 1789--1820 1(38) Female Work and Poverty 3(16) The Problem of Dependency: Men and Women, Rich and Poor 19(20) Part Two The Politics of Sociability, 1820--1850 39(64) Women in the Neighborhoods 41(22) Places of Vice: Views of the Neighborhoods 63(13) Women and Men 76(27) Part Three Wage Work 103(66) Harrowing Truths: Manufacturing Work 105(25) Women and the Labor Movement 130(25) Domestic Service 155(14) Part Four The Politics of the Streets, 1850--1860 169(56) Women on the Town: Sexual Exchange and Prostitution 171(22) The Uses of the Streets 193(32) Conclusion 217(8) Appendix: Tables 225(4) Notes 229(56) A Note on Sources 285(6) Index 291