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Justine De Young, "The Art of Parisian Chic: Modern Women and Modern Artists in Impressionist Paris" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

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The department-store salesgirl as a new social type

Justine explains sales commissions, uniforms, higher incomes, and visibility that made shop girls aspirational and socially notable.

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