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A Woman of the Century:   A Crowdsourcing Project of the Nineteenth and Twenty-First Centuries

Most popular occupations overall for MA women

     As these statistics show, the women in A Woman of the Century who were born in Massachusetts were active in many occupations and activities.  By far, the most women were active in writing and publishing.  Education and Reform were popular throughout the century, and other professions began to emerge as possible career paths as the century progressed.

     It will be fascinating to learn about women who were born in other states and countries and to be able to compare and contrast these women.

  • Writing/Publishing  79

  • Reform  28

  • Education  26

  • Philanthropy  12

  • Religion/Missionary  12

  • Music  11

  • Women’s Suffrage  10

  • Medicine  9

  • Temperance  9

  • Art  8

  • Law  6

  • Oration  4

  • Anti-Slavery  3

  • Science/Inventions  3

  • Theatre  3

  • Business/Banking  2

  • Libraries  2

Most popular occupations overall for MA women