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Dishing it out : waitresses and their unions in the twentieth century /

This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cobble, Dorothy Sue
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1992, 1991.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Series:Working class in American history.
Women in American history.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: The Occupational Community of Waitressing; 1. The Rise of Waitressing: Feminization, Expansion, and Respectability; 2. Work Conditions and Work Culture; Part 2: Watresses Turn to Economic and Political Organization; 3. The Emergence and Survival of Waitress Unionism, 1900-1930; 4. The Flush of Victory, 1930-55; Part 3: The Waitress as Craft Unionist; 5. Uplifting the Sisters in the Craft; 6. Waitress Unionism: Rethinking Categories; Part 4: Controversies over Gender; 7. ""Women's Place"" in the Industry
  • 8. ""Women's Place"" in the UnionEpilogue; Appendix; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A Note on the Author