Women at Work. the Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860 /

Studies the transformation of work and community in Lowell, Massachusetts from 1826-1860. Looks at the early textile industry, the strikes, immigrants in the mills, and the housing and families of the women workers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dublin, Thomas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1979]
Temas:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Illustrations
  • A Note on Quotations
  • Chapter One. Women Workers and Early Industrialization
  • Chapter Two. The Early Textile Industry and the Rise of Lowell
  • Chapter Three. The Lowell Work Force, 1836, and the Social Origins of Women Workers
  • Chapter Four. The Social Relations of Production in the Early Mills
  • Chapter Five. The Boardinghouse
  • Chapter Five. The Boardinghouse
  • Chapter Seven. The Ten Hour Movement: The 1840s
  • Chapter Eight. The Transformation of Lowell, 1836-1850, and the New Mill Work Force
  • Chapter Nine. Immigrants in the Mills, 1850-1860
  • Chapter Ten. Housing and Families of Women Operatives
  • Chapter Eleven. Careers of Operatives, 1836-1860
  • Chapter Twelve. The Operatives' Response, 1850-1860
  • Appendix 1. Preparation of the Hamilton Company Payroll 1836
  • Appendix 2. The Social Origins Study
  • Appendix 3. The Hamilton Company Work Force, August 1850 and June 1860
  • Appendix 4. The 1860 Millhand Sample
  • Appendix 5. Sources of Bias and Considerations of Representativeness
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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