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"Boardinghouses In Beverly In 1880-1920"

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Figure 1: Women Owning Boardinghouses

Source: United States Bureau of the Census, 10th Census of Population 1880 (Washington, D.C., 1880).

Percentage of 102 boardinghouses in Beverly

Women who stay at home to keep house 88%
Widows 18%
Widowers 2%
Divorced Women 3%
Divorced Men 0%
Single Women 4%
Single Men 0%

 

 

 

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