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Earning income in the home: An historical perspective prefacing a profile of home-based business owners in Franklin and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study home based businesses from 1880-1980 with special emphasis on society's attitudes towards people who earned an income in the home. Government's 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.
Subject Area
Home economics|Business administration|Continuing education
Recommended Citation
Porter, Catharine Crow, "Earning income in the home: An historical perspective prefacing a profile of home-based business owners in Franklin and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts" (1992). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9219482.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9219482