The Job: An American Novel  by Sinclair Lewis

First published in the year 1917, the present novel ‘The Job: An American Novel’ by American novelist Sinclair Lewis is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The plot focuses on the main character, Una Golden, and her desire to establish herself in a legitimate occupation while balancing the eventual need for marriage. The story takes place in the early 1900-1920s and takes Una from a small Pennsylvania town to New York. Forced to work due to family illness, Una shows a talent for the traditional male bastion of commercial real estate and, while valued by her company, she struggles to achieve the same status of her male coworkers.