Earning income in the home : an historical perspective prefacing a profile of home based business owners in Franklin and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts.

The purpose of this research was to study home based businesses from 1880-1980 with special emphasis on society\u27s attitudes towards people who earned an income in the home. Government\u27s role in the development of home based businesses was also investigated. This information was coupled with a survey of home business owners in Franklin and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts. Findings from the research conclude that home business owners in 1980 experience the same problems and frustrations as those over the past 100 years. It is also apparent that attitudes towards work in the home have become more positive since 1960. A search of government documents provides evidence that numerous government agencies have contributed to the support of home businesses. In addition, there continues to be an important place for both private and government agencies in the support of home businesses

Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, to Anne Whitney, 1898 December 24

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Anne Whitney, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898 May 16

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Sarah Whitney, 1893 July 16

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Sarah Whitney, Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 February 11

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, to Anne Whitney, 1895 February 9

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Anne Whitney, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1896 May 12

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Sarah Whitney, Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 February 17

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, Boston, Massachusetts, to Sarah Whitney, Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 December 30

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Letter from Catharine Brown Porter, West Newton, Massachusetts, to Sarah Whitney, Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 January 30

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