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Vocational Paths for Women Expand Into Science and Industry
The article outlines career tracks for women in new fields such as commercial mathematics and bacteriology, noting required education and salaries. Dorothy Brockway and Laura Striker Alexander illustrate paths from college to executive and technical roles, with figures ranging from starting wages to head-of-department pay and Barnard graduates earning substantial yearly sums.
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New York
Dorothy Brockway
Miss Doty
Barnard
Laura Striker Alexander
Rockefeller Institute