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Pin Money

In past centuries, “pin money” referred to a wife’s allowance given by her husband. More recently, it referred to a woman’s income earned from small tasks or part-time jobs, and the newspapers illustrate how that change occurred by the ways in which newspaper items use the term “pin money”. The sample articles below help to demonstrate the change in the term’s use.

Significant Dates

1912 – Henry G. Freeman Jr. Pin Money Fund benefitting the First Ladies of the United States

Suggested Search Terms

pin money, pin-money

Sample Articles

• “Ladies Stake All Their Pin Money on Good Hands.” The Ouachita telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, November 02, 1889, Image 4.
• “Hubby Swears Off.” The Louisiana Democrat. (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, January 08, 1890, Image 1.
• “‘Native Butter’ In Puerto Rico.” The Banner-Democrat. (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, September 21, 1901, Image 4.
• "Pin Money." The Banner-Democrat. (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, May 27, 1893, Image 4.
• “Knowledge Saves Money.” The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, May 30, 1902, Image 3.
• “Philosophical Observations.” The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, November 28, 1902, Image 2.
• “Pin Money for Boys.” Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, April 19, 1913, Image 3.
• “Wife’s Allowance.” The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, January 16, 1914, Image 2.
• “Is Marriage a Business Contract?” Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, December 30, 1916, Image 5.
• “Pin Money Propositions.” Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, August 14, 1920, Image 7.
• “Pin Money for Farm Women.” The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, June 04, 1921, Image 3.