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Rich Girls Take Jobs Stir Debate On Unemployment
Two debutantes left comfortable lives to work, sparking criticism from reformers who argue women not needing to earn a living should not compete with hungry job seekers. Elizabeth Upthegrove, a railroad president’s daughter, and Helene Haskin, 19, testify to the realities of auditions, rejections, and the changing role of women in Broadway and society.
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Social Register
Social Order
For
Labor
Lusury
Necessity
Daughters of
Luxury
Park Avenue
Elizabeth Upthegrove
New York
Helene Haskin
England
Frances Perkins
Washington
Perkins
Helene
Meat Girly
Broadway Us
London
America
Middle West
Broadway
St. Louis
Shubert