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As the Wheel Turns: Gender, Labor, and the Divergent Fates of Retail and Hospitality Education at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1923–1982

By Elizabeth Call, Milena Kahan, and Riley Mason

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As The Wheel Turns: Gender, Labor, and the Divergent Fates of Retail and Hospitality Education at RIT – Podcast

Throughout the early twentieth century, retailing and hospitality stood as twin pillars of opportunity for women seeking professional careers outside the home. By the 1920s, schools such as what is now Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) were offering training for jobs in these fields. Rooted in...

As the Wheel Turns: Gender, Labor, and the Divergent Fates of Retail and Hospitality Education at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1923–1982

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