Women, Work, and Protest : a Century of U.S. Women's Labor History.

As paid work becomes increasingly central in women's lives, the history of their labor struggles assumes more and more importance. This volume represents the best of the new feminist scholarship in twentieth-century U.S. women's labor history. Fourteen original essays illuminate the comple...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milkman, Ruth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Women's history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Women labor union members > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women > United States > History > 20th century.
Syndiquées > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sex discrimination against women
Women labor union members
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As paid work becomes increasingly central in women's lives, the history of their labor struggles assumes more and more importance. This volume represents the best of the new feminist scholarship in twentieth-century U.S. women's labor history. Fourteen original essays illuminate the complex relationship between gender, consciousness and working-class activism, and deepen historical understanding of the contradictory legacy of trade unionism for women workers. The contributors take up a wide range of specific subjects, and write from diverse theoretical perspectives. Some of the essays are c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (351 pages).
ISBN:9781136247699
1136247696

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