Home on the rails : women, the railroad, and the rise of public domesticity /

Amy G. Richter follows women travelers onto trains and considers the consequences of their presence. White men and women domesticated the railroad for themselves and paved the way for a racially segregated and class-stratified public space that freed women from the home yet preserved the railroad as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richter, Amy G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005.
Colección:Gender & American culture.
Temas:
1800-1899
Railroads > United States > History > 19th century.
Railroads > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > United States > History > 19th century.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Railroads
Railroads > Social aspects
Sex role
Women
Vrouwen.
Reizigers.
Spoorwegen.
Persoonlijke levenssfeer.
Openbaar leven.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Amy G. Richter follows women travelers onto trains and considers the consequences of their presence. White men and women domesticated the railroad for themselves and paved the way for a racially segregated and class-stratified public space that freed women from the home yet preserved the railroad as a masculine domain.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-255) and index.
ISBN:080787647X
9780807876473

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