> entire other half of humanity -- women -- who also weren't in the workforce What on earth? To think the entirety of women of any age group in 1880 did not wo

> entire other half of humanity -- women -- who also weren't in the workforce What on earth? To think the entirety of women of any age group in 1880 did not work is very "not even wrong" territory. They worked all kinds of jobs, inside and outside the home, from a very young age to old age. Many industries employed more women than men. Flip to page 208 if you want a table. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/women/b0218_dolwb_1947.pdf https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/women/...