Empowering young workers through practical training and health care.
This overview shows how a NYC trade school for girls combines hands-on skills with medical support, aiming to prepare students for reliable work and independent lives.
The book details a program that integrates dressmaking, millinery, operating trades, and classroom study with comprehensive health care. It emphasizes regular medical examinations, glasses when needed, dental and ENT care, and coordinated treatment through nearby hospitals and clinics. The goal is to keep students healthy, skilled, and ready to succeed in industrial settings after graduation.
- Health and hygiene are woven into daily training, with examinations, glasses, and dental care arranged through partnerships with clinics.
- Physical education and corrective exercises address posture, vision, and overall fitness for long hours of work.
- Workrooms feature actual production environments and order work, linking classroom learning to real-world trades.
- Administration covers budgeting, placement, employer relations, and the social impacts of training for young women.
Ideal for readers interested in early 20th‑century educational reform, women’s labor history, and how schools prepared girls for trades and self-support.