Changing the Game : Women at Work in Las Vegas, 1940-1990 /

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"Goodwin explores women's lived experiences and work histories in Las Vegas during the second half of the twentieth century--a period of unprecedented growth in the city's service economy. Although Las Vegas' unique industry of gambling may initially suggest that women's wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodwin, Joanne L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Employment.
Sex discrimination in employment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Nevada > Las Vegas > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Sex discrimination in employment > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > 20th century.
Women > Employment > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > 20th century.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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