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Macarthur, Mary Reid
(Encyclopedia) Macarthur, Mary Reid, 1880–1921, British labor organizer, b. Glasgow, Scotland. Working in her father's draper's shop, she became prominent in the shop assistants' union. As the…Passaic, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) PassaicPassaicpəsāˈĭk [key], city (1990 pop. 58,041), Passaic co., NE N.J., a port on the Passaic River; settled 1678 by Dutch traders as Acquackanonk, named Passaic 1854, inc. as a…Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: A League Of Their Own
by John Gettings A league like the WNBA is an opportunity to pull in fans who may be turned off by the overhyped and overpaid male-dominated sports world. No two professional sports organizations…The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: Cashing In On Fame
by John Gettings Eighteen-year-old Martina Hingis, who earned $10.1 million in 1998, was the only female athlete to crack Forbes magazine's list of the top 40 highest-paid athletes. Related…Gender Wage Gap by Selected Occupations, 2000
Occupation Percent women Earnings ratio (%) Occupations with estimated earnings1 of under $20,…peonage
(Encyclopedia) peonagepeonagepēˈənĭj [key], system of involuntary servitude based on the indebtedness of the laborer (the peon) to his creditor. It was prevalent in Spanish America, especially in…Dmitri Donskoi
(Encyclopedia) Dmitri DonskoiDmitri Donskoidəmēˈtrē dənskoiˈ [key], 1350–89, Russian hero, grand duke of Moscow (1359–89). He successfully resisted Lithuanian attempts to invade Moscow, and was the…piecework
(Encyclopedia) piecework, work for which the laborer is paid on the basis of the amount of work done. The system is best adapted to standardized operations in which quantity is preferred to quality.…Wilson, Charles Erwin
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890–1961, American industrialist and cabinet officer, b. Minerva, Ohio. He was an electrical engineer with Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company from…Trending
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