19th-Century Women Shatter The Demure Stereotype In This Recovered Newspaper Article

Love Is Hard Work

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Jeannie’s husband was a mechanic, earning $3 a day— about $86 today. They split his income between the two of them, giving Jeannie some spending money, which she used for clothes and beer. Whatever was leftover, she saved, amassing about $1,000 (roughly $28,700 today). That money she spent a little more wisely.