Out to Work: The History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (Galaxy Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195033531 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Christie Lancione. Great transaction. Will use again.. Pat Mulready said Excellent book!. This excellent book describes how women have always worked in what is today the USA. Well written with good examples it tells the story of how women moved from working primarily at home industries through early factory days (and how factories were made acceptable and then degraded into sweat shops and worse). It continues the story through the 19th . drwelch said Great for class. I read this for class. It was full of all of the information I needed for my report in women's studies, but I did not find the author's voice to be particularly engaging.
. Alice Kessler-Harris, Professor of History, Hofstra University
"Does an outstanding job integrating women's history and labor history. Bellesiles, Emory University"Without doubt, one of the most influential and well-written books on the subject yet to appear. A real must for courses on labor history or women's history."--Marlette Rebhorn, Austin Community College"A fine and expansive work."--New Directions for Women"In this fine and expansive work, Alice Kessler-Harris traces the history of wage-earning women in America from colonial times through the present."--New Directions for Women"This brilliant account of the subtle interplay between i
Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society at the time, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. This pioneering work traces the transformation of "women's work" into wage labor in the U.S. from colonial days to the present and identifies the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. By tracking the historical integration of women into the labor