Women’s professional ranks grew four times faster than men’s, driven by teaching.

Evidence

During these two decades the number of black women engaged in professional service rose by 219 percent, while their male cohorts rose by 51 percent. The number of all black women workers grew dramatically—by 107 percent—during this period, but the number of black professional women grew at twice this rate. The growth testified to the increasingly visible presence of the Female Talented Tenth. In 1890 women constituted merely 26 percent of all black professionals, whereas by 1910 they stood at a prominent 43 percent. This growth was overwhelmingly attributable to the rise in the number of women teachers. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 216

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