Changing the game : women at work in Las Vegas, 1940-1990 /

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"The growth of Las Vegas that began in the 1940s brought an influx of both women and men looking to work in the expanding hotel and casino industries. In fact, for the next fifty years the proportion of women in the labor force was greater in Las Vegas than the United States as a whole. Joanne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodwin, Joanne L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno ; Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Women > Employment > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination in employment > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > 20th century.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Nevada > Las Vegas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Sex discrimination in employment.
Women > Employment.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : discovering women in post-1945 Las Vegas
  • 1. Claudine Barbara Williams : casino owner
  • 2. Sarann Preddy : casino owner
  • 3. Bernice Jaeger : assistant general manager
  • 4. Ffolliot "Fluff" Lecoque : company manager
  • 5. Gail McQuary, Janet Kravenko, and D.D. cotton : dancers
  • 6. Lucielle Bryant : housekeeper and uniform room supervisor
  • 7. Hattie Canty : Culinary Workers Union organizer
  • 8. Florence McClure : hotel executive administrator and community activist
  • 9. Carol Gerardi : craps dealer and floor supervisor
  • Conclusion : new narratives, social and economic change in women's lives.

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