Discussion Questions

  1. What do you see in this image that might tell you something about what work life offered young urban girls in the early 20th century?
  2. Does anything about this image surprise you?
  3. How do you understand the juxtaposition between the word “toil” in the title and what is depicted here?

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Discussion Questions." (Viewed on November 23, 2024) <https://jwa.org/node/14939>.