A Dictionary of Female Occupations by Ward, Margaret -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Front Matter

Title Page Publisher Information Introduction

Occupations

Accountant Actress, music hall artiste Actuary Aerated water bottler Aeronaut Agricultural labourer Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Almeric Paget Military Massage Corps Almoner, lady Apothecary Archaeologist Architect Artificial flower maker Artist Auctioneer Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)

Baby-farmer Baker Ballet dancer Balloonist, aeronaut Bank clerk Barber, lady Bark peeler Barmaid Basketmaker Bathing machine attendant Beerhouse keeper Besom maker Between maid, ’tweeny Bible woman Billiards/snooker player Blacksmith Blanketmaker Bleacher Boarding house keeper, landlady Bobbin mill worker Bobbin-net maker Bondager Bookbinder, bookfolder Book-keeper Boot and shoe stitcher Boxmaker Braider Brassworker Brewer Brickmaker Bronzer Brushmaker Bumboat woman Burnisher, buffer Bus conductor Butcher Buttonmaker

Canal boatwoman Candlemaker Carpet maker Carrier Cartographer Cartridge maker Cashier Chainmaker Chainmaker (gold or silver) Chambermaid Charlady, charwoman Chauffeuse Chevener Chimney sweep Chiropodist Chorus girl Circus performer, fairground worker Civil servant Clay worker Clerk Clinical clerk Coffee stall keeper Colourmaker Comptometer operator Conductress Confectioner Cook Cook, Army Cook-general Cook, visiting Cookery instructor/teacher Copywriter Cork cutter Corsetmaker, corsetière Coster girl/woman Cotton spinner and weaver Cowkeeper Cracker maker Curds and whey seller Cutlery worker

Daily maid, daily Dairymaid Deaconess Dentist Dinner lady Dispenser, dispensing assistant Doctor, surgeon Domestic servant Dressmaker Dyeworks

Electroplate worker Emery (glass) papermaker Enameller Engineer Engineer, marine Engraver Envelope maker Escort agency proprietor

Factory inspector Fairground worker Farm servant Farmer Film, television and radio Firewoman Firework maker First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) Fish curer Fisher woman, fisher lass Flax worker Florist Flower girl Flowerer Fur puller Fustian cutter

Gamekeeper Gangworker, gangmaster Gardener General servant, general, maid-of-all-work Ginger beer seller Glassmaker Glovemaker Goldsmith, silversmith Governess Gunmaking

Hairdresser Handywoman Hat maker, felt Hat maker, straw Health visitor Hop picker Hosiery worker Hospital staff Hotel keeper Housekeeper Housemaid House-parlourmaid

Illustrator Interior designer/decorator Ironer Ironworker (mines, iron foundries)

Japanner Jewellery worker Journalist

Kindergarten teacher Kitchenmaid Knitter

Lacemaker Lacemaker (bobbin-net) Lady’s maid Landlady Laundress, launderer Laundrymaid Law copying Lawyer Lead shot making Lead smelting Lead worker Leather worker Librarian Lighthouse keeper Linen spinner and weaver Lodging house keeper

Maid-of-all-work Manglewoman Mannequin Mantle maker Mantua maker Market gardener Massage Corps Masseuse Match girl Matron, hospital Matron, police Matron, prison Matron, school Matron, workhouse Mechanized Transport Corps (MTC) Midwife Military clothing maker Milkmaid Miller Milliner Mine worker Minister of religion Missionary Model, artist’s Model, fashion Munitions worker Musician

Nailmaker Nanny Needlemaker Needlewoman Net maker Nurse Nurse, Assistant Nurse, colonial Nurse, cottage Nurse, district Nurse, head Nurse, industrial Nurse, monthly Nurse, Nightingale Nurse, pauper Nurse, private Nurse, Queen’s Nurse, Ranyard Nurse, Red Cross Nurse, Registered General Nurse, sick Nurse, staff Nurse, State Enrolled (SEN) Nurse, State Registered (SRN) Nurse, under Nurse, workhouse Nursery maid, nursemaid Nursery nurse Nursery superintendent

Occupational therapist Office staff Optician Orange seller

Papermaker Parish worker Parlourmaid Pen maker Percussion cap maker Personnel officer Pew opener Pharmacist Photographer Physiotherapist Picker of flowers, fruit, herbs and vegetables Pin maker Policewoman Politician Porteress Post Office Pottery worker Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) ‘Principal boy’ Printer, publisher Prison staff Publican, innkeeper

Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps

Railway worker Refractionist Registrar of Births and Deaths Royal Air Force (Medical Branch) Royal Air Force Nursing Service Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Royal Navy (Medical Branch)

Sanitary inspector Scavenger Schoolmistress, schoolteacher Schoolmistress, workhouse Schoolroom maid Scottish Women’s Hospitals Screw, nut and bolt maker Scullery maid, scullion Seamstress Searcher Secretary Servants’ registry, employment office Shirtmaker Shop assistant Shopkeeper Silk spinner, silk weaver Slate packer Slopworker Social worker Special Operations Executive (SOE) Staymaker Stewardess Stewardess, air Stewardess, ship’s Stillroom maid Straw plaiter Street seller Superintendent, lady Surveyor Sweet maker/chocolate maker

Tailoress Tambourer Telegram girl Telegraphist Telephonist, telephone operator Tobacco worker Tracer Trade unionist Trimming maker Trotter seller, trotter scraper Typist, typewriter

Upholsterer

Veterinary surgeon Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs)

Waiting maid Waitress Ward maid Wardrobe dealer Weaver Welfare worker Wetnurse White lead worker Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) Women’s Forage Corps Women’s Forestry Service Women’s Hospital Corps Women’s Imperial Service League Women’s Land Army Women’s Legion Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF) Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) Women’s timber corps Women’s Transport Service (FANY) Wool spinners and weavers

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