100 professions for women by Betty Van Deventer
QR code
100 professions for women by Betty Van Deventer is a concise career guide written in the early 20th century, during the interwar era. The book outlines one hundred occupations open to women, summarizing duties, training paths, work settings, and typical pay, while making a clear case for women’s economic independence. The book opens by contrasting prewar expectations with a modern push for self-support, then proceeds through 100 brief entries spanning business, finance,
law, medicine, science, education, social services, arts and media, retail and fashion, hospitality, skilled trades, and travel. Each entry sketches how to enter the field, desired traits, advancement prospects, and sample salaries, with frequent notes on where women’s perspective helps (buying, advertising, interior decoration, home economics, credit management) and where bias or pay gaps persist. It highlights entrepreneurial avenues, part-time or seasonal roles, and the value of specialization, and concludes by urging readers to get solid training, seek advice, and choose work that fits their abilities and local opportunities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Upload it on the Amazon site your Kindle is registered with: amazon.com/sendtokindle for the US, amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle for the UK etc.
- It appears on your Kindle and in the Kindle app
Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB
- Download the EPUB3 file on your computer
- Connect your e-reader by USB and tap "Connect" on its screen
- Drag the file onto the e-reader drive
Phone, Tablet or Computer → Online or Reading App
Easiest: read online in your browser. Nothing to install.
Or use a reading app:
- Find and install one you like, for example Apple Books, ReadEra or Thorium Reader
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Open it in the app
More help: iPhone / iPad · Android · Computer
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Van Deventer, Betty |
|---|---|
| Editor | Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel), 1888-1951 |
| Title | 100 professions for women |
| Alternate Title | One hundred professions for women |
| Original Publication | Girard: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1928. |
| Series Title | Little blue book ; no. 705 |
| Credits | Tim Miller, Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production |
| Subject | Women -- Employment -- United States |
| Subject | Women in the professions -- United States |
| Subject | Women -- Vocational guidance |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78898 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78898-2 |
| Release Date | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 375 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!