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This is a case study of the Employed Girls Society, a voluntary association which was organized in 1929 as a training vehicle for young working women and which functions today as an old age support system. A vestige of the past, the EGS is also an omen of the future; current demographic and economic trends portend a time when clubs like the EGS will be required, more and more, to meet the needs of a burgeoning aged population.
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Authors' Note: This research was supported by a grant from the Administration on Aging (#90-A-1010-2). Thanks are due to Lindsay Nellis, John Blount, Valerie Fennell, and Sage McCarey for their research assistance. The views expressed are solely those of the authors.
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LaRossa, R., Dowd, J.J. Aging in a women's club. J Fam Econ Iss 3, 185–206 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01083515
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