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Discouraging Times: The Labor Force Participation of Married Black Women, 1930-1940

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  • Sundstrom, William A., 2001. "Discouraging Times: The Labor Force Participation of Married Black Women, 1930-1940," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 123-146, January.
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