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nocowardsoul) wrote2025-06-15 03:20 pm
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Another update on career novels
There are now 1000 pages on the wiki. I have tagged 522 pages with FMC and 461 with MMC. A few books, of course, have both. 6 pages are tagged unsure, and yet that only adds up to only 989. *shrug*
784 standalones, 188 series, 5 short story collections, and the Kay Collins, Secretary short stories from the Cherry Ames Girls Annuals.
The girls have Kay Collins, 1 collection, 82 series, and 438 standalones. The boys have 3 collections, 114 series, and 344 standalones.
The earliest book I have a page for is Katie Robertson: A Girl's Story of Factory Life by Margaret E. Winslow (1885), but I'm sure earlier books exist. (I don't want to read Horatio Alger!) The first series is Ward Hill, teacher (1897-1909). Ruth Fielding is the first series about a girl.
Military - 130 - 29 girls, 16 of them nurses. 59 series, 1 collection.
Air force - 17
Army - 42
Coast Guard - 6
Marines - 3 (1 girl, 2 boys)
Merchant Marine - 7
Navy - 43
It doesn't add up because for the some books the description doesn't specify what branch the protagonist is in. There are various positions, from pilot to radar trouble-shooter to dietitian to nurse. Notably there is no military doctor protagonist. Many of these are WWI or WWII propaganda, but there are several from before, between, or after. But there's an unsurprising drop-off in the 1960s once the Vietnam War starts, and the only MCs who serve in that war are nurses.
Nurse - 76 - male nurses don't exist in VCN Land, not even a passing mention of them in any of the nurse books I've read. 24 series. 14.56% of all works tagged FMC and 29.27% of girl series.
Pilot - 53 - 25 series - 6 girls, 2 of whom are flight attendants.
Athlete - 48 - 6 series, 1 short story collection.
American football - 3
Baseball - 27
Boxing - 2
Cycling - 1
Equestrian sports (not including rodeo) - 9 - 7 boys, 2 girls. 1 series, Kit Hunter, Show Jumper.
Ice skating - 2 - both girls
Motorsports - 10 (1 girl)
Tennis - 4 - 2 girls, 1 boy, Noel Streatfeild's book has both.
Track and field - 1 - Duke Wellington series, interesting premise where he is conflicted about competing in the 1930s German Olympics but ends up doing so.
Agriculture - 32 - 3 series
Newspaper reporter - 31 - 7 series - 15 girls, 16 boys
Teacher - 25 - 5 series - 23 girls, 3 boys, but York Allen only teaches until he can afford to go to med school.
Stage actor - 23 - 5 series - 19 girls, 2 boys, 2 both
Librarian or library aide - 22 - 1 series
Ranching - 20 - 1 series
Secretary - 20 - 18 standalones, the Kay Collins short stories, and the Carol Rogers series where she begins as flight attendant.
Fisherman or fisherwoman - 19 - 4 series. 1 girl who fishes for lobster.
Ballet - 18 - 7 series. All girls.
Flight attendant - 18 - decreased by 2 because I decided one book was published for adults and I found out the title character of Happy Landings for Ann is not a stewardess but a Passenger Service Agent. 4 series. All girls since this is before the airlines were legally forced to hire men.
Diving - 17 - 3 series.
Movies and TV (besides actor or writer) - 17 - 2 series. Includes continuity, dance, styling, Polly Perry, TV Cook, and TV Girl Friday.
Park ranger or forest ranger - 17 - 9 series. 16 boys, 1 girl.
Doctor - 16 - 8 girls, 8 boys. 4 series. One of the standalones is a spin-off of a series.
Fashion design - 13 - 3 series. All girls
Circus - 12 - 4 series
Photography - 12 - 1 series. 8 girls, 4 boys.
Retail sales - 12 - 3 series. All girls.
Lumberjack - 11 -
Police - 11
Radio - 11
Sports coach - 10 - 1 series, all boys
Veterinarian - 10
Home economics - 9 - 1 series and its spin-off.
Artist - 8 - 7 girls, 1 boy.
Fashion model - 8 - all girls, 1 series.
Firefighter - 8
Horse trainer - 8
Hunter - 8
Sailor (not navy) - 8
Trapper - 8
Writer - 8
Newspaper (besides reporter or photography) - 7
Railroad - 7 - all boys, 2 series.
Social work - 7
Advertising - 6 - 5 girls, 1 boy
Bookseller - 6
Cosmetology - 6 - all girls
Kennel - 6
Magazine - 6
Movie or TV actor - 6
Musician - 6
Red Cross - 6 - 5 girls, 1 boy
Copywriter - 5 - all girls
Cowboy - 5
Factory - 5
Fish and game department - 5 - all boys
Horse riding teacher - 5
Hotel management - 5
Mechanic - 5
Missionary - 5
Occupational therapy - 5 - all girls
Pre-school teacher - 5 - all girls
Retail buyer - 5 - all girls
Singer - 5
Ceramics - 4
Civil engineer - 4
Fashion besides designer or model - 4
Interior design - 4 - all girls, all standalones
Nurse's aide - 4 - two of whom advance to nurse
Publicity - 4 - All girls
Publishing - 4 - 2 girls, 2 boys
Summer camp counselor - 4 - 3 girls, 1 boys
Wireless operator - 4
Animal breeding - 3
Border patrol - 3
Dance (not tap or ballet) - 3
Construction - 3
Groom of horses - 3
Home demonstration agent - 3 - this is related to home economics, teaching rural women homemaking and health, but I gave it its own tag.
Lawyer - 3 - 2 girls, 1 boys, I'm not sure why so few? Not exciting enough?
Mining engineer - 3
Physical therapy - 3 - 1 series, 2 standalones, all girls
Public relations - 3 - all girls
Real estate - 3
Restaurant management - 3
Speech therapy - 3 - all girls
Surveyor - 3 - all boys
Waitress - 3
Baker - 2
Chemistry - 2 - 1 girl, 1 boy
Continuity in film - 2
Door to door sales - 2
Drama teacher - 2
FBI agent - 2
Gardening - 2
Geology - 2
Governess - 2
Horticulture - 2
Housekeeper - 2
Lookout for fires - 2
Messenger - 2
Mill - 2
Oil industry - 2
Personnel work - 2 - both girls
Puppeteer - 2
Retail window display - 2 - girls
Scout leader - 2 - both girls
Scriptwriter for TV, radio, or film - 2 - both girls
Sports manager - 2 - both boys
Stable management - 2 - both girls
Stage director - 2 - both girls
Stage manager - 2 - both girls
Switchboard operator - 2 - both girls
Travel agent - 2 - both girls
TV reporter - 2 - 1 series about a girl, 1 standalone about a boy
Ad taker for a newspaper - 1
Airplane navigator - 1
Ambulance driver - 1
Architect - 1 girl
Auctioneer - 1
Automobile industry - 1
Ballet teacher - 1
Blacksmith - 1 (girl in fact)
Boat pilot - 1
Bookkeeper - 1 girl
Bridge builder - 1
Bureau of Native American Affairs - 1
Candymaker - 1 girl
Chauffeur - 1
Cinema management - 1
Companion - 1
Communications engineer - 1
Consumer research - 1
County agent - 1
Customer/passenger service - 1
Dental hygienist - 1
Diplomat - 1
Documentarian - 1
Dollmaker - 1
Electrician - 1
EMT or paramedic - 1
Floristry - 1
Foreign correspondent - 1
Foreign service - 1
Golf caddy - 1
Hotel - 1
Insurance - 1
Inventor - 1
Jewelry design - 1
Lineman - 1
Literary agent - 1
Magician - 1
Marine engineer - 1
Medical technician - 1
Meteorology - 1
Receptionist - 1
Rodeo - 1
Rubber - 1
Search and rescue - 1
Singing teacher - 1
Ski resort manager - 1
Stenographer - 1
Stevedore - 1
Stylist - 1
Tap dance - 1
Tour guide - 1
Truck driver - 1
Weather presenter - 1
X-Ray tech - 1
784 standalones, 188 series, 5 short story collections, and the Kay Collins, Secretary short stories from the Cherry Ames Girls Annuals.
The girls have Kay Collins, 1 collection, 82 series, and 438 standalones. The boys have 3 collections, 114 series, and 344 standalones.
The earliest book I have a page for is Katie Robertson: A Girl's Story of Factory Life by Margaret E. Winslow (1885), but I'm sure earlier books exist. (I don't want to read Horatio Alger!) The first series is Ward Hill, teacher (1897-1909). Ruth Fielding is the first series about a girl.
Military - 130 - 29 girls, 16 of them nurses. 59 series, 1 collection.
Air force - 17
Army - 42
Coast Guard - 6
Marines - 3 (1 girl, 2 boys)
Merchant Marine - 7
Navy - 43
It doesn't add up because for the some books the description doesn't specify what branch the protagonist is in. There are various positions, from pilot to radar trouble-shooter to dietitian to nurse. Notably there is no military doctor protagonist. Many of these are WWI or WWII propaganda, but there are several from before, between, or after. But there's an unsurprising drop-off in the 1960s once the Vietnam War starts, and the only MCs who serve in that war are nurses.
Nurse - 76 - male nurses don't exist in VCN Land, not even a passing mention of them in any of the nurse books I've read. 24 series. 14.56% of all works tagged FMC and 29.27% of girl series.
Pilot - 53 - 25 series - 6 girls, 2 of whom are flight attendants.
Athlete - 48 - 6 series, 1 short story collection.
American football - 3
Baseball - 27
Boxing - 2
Cycling - 1
Equestrian sports (not including rodeo) - 9 - 7 boys, 2 girls. 1 series, Kit Hunter, Show Jumper.
Ice skating - 2 - both girls
Motorsports - 10 (1 girl)
Tennis - 4 - 2 girls, 1 boy, Noel Streatfeild's book has both.
Track and field - 1 - Duke Wellington series, interesting premise where he is conflicted about competing in the 1930s German Olympics but ends up doing so.
Agriculture - 32 - 3 series
Newspaper reporter - 31 - 7 series - 15 girls, 16 boys
Teacher - 25 - 5 series - 23 girls, 3 boys, but York Allen only teaches until he can afford to go to med school.
Stage actor - 23 - 5 series - 19 girls, 2 boys, 2 both
Librarian or library aide - 22 - 1 series
Ranching - 20 - 1 series
Secretary - 20 - 18 standalones, the Kay Collins short stories, and the Carol Rogers series where she begins as flight attendant.
Fisherman or fisherwoman - 19 - 4 series. 1 girl who fishes for lobster.
Ballet - 18 - 7 series. All girls.
Flight attendant - 18 - decreased by 2 because I decided one book was published for adults and I found out the title character of Happy Landings for Ann is not a stewardess but a Passenger Service Agent. 4 series. All girls since this is before the airlines were legally forced to hire men.
Diving - 17 - 3 series.
Movies and TV (besides actor or writer) - 17 - 2 series. Includes continuity, dance, styling, Polly Perry, TV Cook, and TV Girl Friday.
Park ranger or forest ranger - 17 - 9 series. 16 boys, 1 girl.
Doctor - 16 - 8 girls, 8 boys. 4 series. One of the standalones is a spin-off of a series.
Fashion design - 13 - 3 series. All girls
Circus - 12 - 4 series
Photography - 12 - 1 series. 8 girls, 4 boys.
Retail sales - 12 - 3 series. All girls.
Lumberjack - 11 -
Police - 11
Radio - 11
Sports coach - 10 - 1 series, all boys
Veterinarian - 10
Home economics - 9 - 1 series and its spin-off.
Artist - 8 - 7 girls, 1 boy.
Fashion model - 8 - all girls, 1 series.
Firefighter - 8
Horse trainer - 8
Hunter - 8
Sailor (not navy) - 8
Trapper - 8
Writer - 8
Newspaper (besides reporter or photography) - 7
Railroad - 7 - all boys, 2 series.
Social work - 7
Advertising - 6 - 5 girls, 1 boy
Bookseller - 6
Cosmetology - 6 - all girls
Kennel - 6
Magazine - 6
Movie or TV actor - 6
Musician - 6
Red Cross - 6 - 5 girls, 1 boy
Copywriter - 5 - all girls
Cowboy - 5
Factory - 5
Fish and game department - 5 - all boys
Horse riding teacher - 5
Hotel management - 5
Mechanic - 5
Missionary - 5
Occupational therapy - 5 - all girls
Pre-school teacher - 5 - all girls
Retail buyer - 5 - all girls
Singer - 5
Ceramics - 4
Civil engineer - 4
Fashion besides designer or model - 4
Interior design - 4 - all girls, all standalones
Nurse's aide - 4 - two of whom advance to nurse
Publicity - 4 - All girls
Publishing - 4 - 2 girls, 2 boys
Summer camp counselor - 4 - 3 girls, 1 boys
Wireless operator - 4
Animal breeding - 3
Border patrol - 3
Dance (not tap or ballet) - 3
Construction - 3
Groom of horses - 3
Home demonstration agent - 3 - this is related to home economics, teaching rural women homemaking and health, but I gave it its own tag.
Lawyer - 3 - 2 girls, 1 boys, I'm not sure why so few? Not exciting enough?
Mining engineer - 3
Physical therapy - 3 - 1 series, 2 standalones, all girls
Public relations - 3 - all girls
Real estate - 3
Restaurant management - 3
Speech therapy - 3 - all girls
Surveyor - 3 - all boys
Waitress - 3
Baker - 2
Chemistry - 2 - 1 girl, 1 boy
Continuity in film - 2
Door to door sales - 2
Drama teacher - 2
FBI agent - 2
Gardening - 2
Geology - 2
Governess - 2
Horticulture - 2
Housekeeper - 2
Lookout for fires - 2
Messenger - 2
Mill - 2
Oil industry - 2
Personnel work - 2 - both girls
Puppeteer - 2
Retail window display - 2 - girls
Scout leader - 2 - both girls
Scriptwriter for TV, radio, or film - 2 - both girls
Sports manager - 2 - both boys
Stable management - 2 - both girls
Stage director - 2 - both girls
Stage manager - 2 - both girls
Switchboard operator - 2 - both girls
Travel agent - 2 - both girls
TV reporter - 2 - 1 series about a girl, 1 standalone about a boy
Ad taker for a newspaper - 1
Airplane navigator - 1
Ambulance driver - 1
Architect - 1 girl
Auctioneer - 1
Automobile industry - 1
Ballet teacher - 1
Blacksmith - 1 (girl in fact)
Boat pilot - 1
Bookkeeper - 1 girl
Bridge builder - 1
Bureau of Native American Affairs - 1
Candymaker - 1 girl
Chauffeur - 1
Cinema management - 1
Companion - 1
Communications engineer - 1
Consumer research - 1
County agent - 1
Customer/passenger service - 1
Dental hygienist - 1
Diplomat - 1
Documentarian - 1
Dollmaker - 1
Electrician - 1
EMT or paramedic - 1
Floristry - 1
Foreign correspondent - 1
Foreign service - 1
Golf caddy - 1
Hotel - 1
Insurance - 1
Inventor - 1
Jewelry design - 1
Lineman - 1
Literary agent - 1
Magician - 1
Marine engineer - 1
Medical technician - 1
Meteorology - 1
Receptionist - 1
Rodeo - 1
Rubber - 1
Search and rescue - 1
Singing teacher - 1
Ski resort manager - 1
Stenographer - 1
Stevedore - 1
Stylist - 1
Tap dance - 1
Tour guide - 1
Truck driver - 1
Weather presenter - 1
X-Ray tech - 1