| Acknowledgements | 第1-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 The Impact of Industrialization and Urbanization Upon American Women | 第14-38页 |
| 1．1 Industrialization and Urbanization in the Late 19~(th) and Early 20~(th) Century | 第14-21页 |
| 1．1．1 Industrialization | 第15-18页 |
| 1．1．2 Urbanization | 第18-21页 |
| 1．2 The Impact of Industrialization and urbanization upon American Women | 第21-38页 |
| 1．2．1 American Women in the Pre-Industrial Economy | 第22-23页 |
| 1．2．2 American Women in the Industrial Economy | 第23-30页 |
| 1．2．3 Improvement in American Women's Status in the Late 19~(th) and Early 20~(th) Century | 第30-38页 |
| Chapter 2 Working Women: Salient Emergence and Characteristics | 第38-57页 |
| 2．1 Women's Salient Emergence in the Paid Labor Force | 第39-40页 |
| 2．2 Factors Contributing to Working Women's Entry into the Paid Labor Force | 第40-48页 |
| 2．2．1 Accessibility of Job Opportunities for Women | 第41-42页 |
| 2．2．2 Readiness on the Part of Women | 第42-48页 |
| 2．3 Characteristics of Working Women | 第48-57页 |
| 2．3．1 Overwhelmingly Single and Young | 第49-50页 |
| 2．3．2 Concentrated in Certain Occupations | 第50-53页 |
| 2．3．3 Poorly Organized | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter 3 Working Women: Pursuing a Route Full of Thorns | 第57-78页 |
| 3．1 A Fictional Case of Working Woman—Sister Carrie's Pilgrimage to the Labor Market | 第58-64页 |
| 3．2 Working Women's Entry into the Labor Market: A Route Full of Thorns | 第64-71页 |
| 3．3 Patriarchy: the Institution Underpinning Working Women's Plight | 第71-78页 |
| Conclusion | 第78-83页 |
| Selected Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| 声明 | 第87-88页 |
| 作者在读期间科研成果简介 | 第88页 |
