Women Workers in the Second World War : Production and Patriarchy in Conflict.

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The Second World War is often seen as a period of emancipation, because of the influx of women into paid work, and because the state took steps to relieve women of domestic work. This study challenges such a picture. The state approached the removal of women from the domestic sphere with extreme cau...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Summerfield, Penny
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge library editions. Women's history.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Women > Employment > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Women > Employment > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Women > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women.
World War, 1939-1945 > Influence.
Opinion publique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Femmes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Influence.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Public opinion
Women
Women > Employment
Women > Employment > Public opinion
Women > Government policy
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • WOMEN WORKERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR Production and Patriarchy inConflict; Copyright; WOMEN WORKERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR PRODUCTION AND PATRIARCHY INCONFLICT; Copyright; Contents; Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface to the Paperback Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-War; 3. Mobilisation; 4. Child Care; 5. Shopping; 6. Working Hours; 7. Dilution; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A: Extended Employment of Women Agreement; Appendix B: Women's Employment Statistics, Tables B1-B9; Bibliography; Index.

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