The articles in this volume detail how women of various ethnic and racial groups have managed the necessary combination of economic and familial tasks, in both rural and urban settings. They provide an overview of the continued importance and consequence of women's economic roles.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cloth hardcover, xiii + pp 371-704, b&w images in text, NOT ex-library. A price sticker inside the front board; owner's handwritten name & notation at the top of the front endpaper. Interior is clean, bright, untanned, with unmarked text, free of stamps, firmly bound. Gentle creases to page corners. Bumped lower outer corners of boards with short creases (cloth of the lower edge of the front panel rubbed through & frayed), small grubby handling marks on the back. Issued without a dust jacket. -- A collection of scholarly articles exploring the dynamic interplay between women's work and family life in American history, this volume delves into the multifaceted roles women have played both in the workforce and within the family unit, highlighting how these roles have evolved over time and influenced each other. The book examines the challenges and triumphs women have faced as they navigated societal expectations and economic realities. It provides valuable insights into the historical context of women's lives, offering a nuanced understanding of their contributions and struggles. It is an essential resource for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of women in the United States. -- Contents: Series Preface; Introduction; Historical Problem of the Family Wage: The Ford Motor Company and the Five Dollar Day / Martha May; Rural Push and Urban Pull: Work and Family Experiences of Older Black Women in Southern Cities, 1880-1900 / Janice L. Reiff, Michel R. Dahlin & Daniel Scott Smith; Our Own Kind: Family and Community Networks / Judith E. Smith; The "Good Managers": Married Working Class Women and Family Budget Studies, 1895-1915 / Martha May; Female Life Cycle and the Measure of Jewish Social Change: Portland, Oregon, 1880-1930 / William Toll; Women's March: Miners, Family, and Community in Pittsburg, Kansas, 1921-1922 / Ann Schofield; Cotton Mill People: Work, Community, and Protest in the Textile South, 1880-1940 / Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Robert Korstad & James Leloudis; Beyond the Family Economy: Black and White Working-Class Women During the Great Depression / Lois Rita Helmbold; Economics of Middle-Income Family Life: Working Women During the Great Depression / Winifred D. Wandersee Bolin; Working After Childbearing in Modem America / Mary E. Cookingham; A Promise Fulfilled: Mexican Cannery Workers in Southern California / Vicki L. Ruiz; Impact of "Sun Belt Industrialization" on Chicanas / Patricia Zavella; Copyright Information; Index. Seller Inventory # 010169
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- Part 2 -- THE HISTORICAL PROBLEM OF THE FAMILY WAGE: THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE FIVE DOLLAR DAY / May, Martha -- RURAL PUSH AND URBAN PULL: WORK AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES OF OLDER BLACK WOMEN IN SOUTHERN CITIES, 1880-1900 / Reiff, Janice L. / Dahlin, Michel R. / Smith, Daniel Scott -- Our Own Kind: Family and Community Networks / Smith, Judith E. -- THE 'GOOD MANAGERS': MARRIED WORKING CLASS WOMEN AND FAMILY BUDGET STUDIES, 1895-1915 / May, Martha -- The Female Life Cycle and the Measure of Jewish Social Change: Portland, Oregon, 1880-1930 / Toll, William -- The Women's March: Miners, Family, and Community in Pittsburg, Kansas, 1921-1922 / Schofield, Ann -- Cotton Mill People: Work, Community, and Protest in the Textile South, 1880-1940 / Dowdhall, Jacquelyn / Korstad, Robert / Leloudis, James -- BEYOND THE FAMILY ECONOMY: BLACK AND WHITE WORKING-CLASS WOMEN DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION / Helmbold, Lois Rita -- The Economics of Middle-Income Family Life: Working Women During the Great Depression / Bolin, Winifred D. Wandersee -- Working after Childbearing in Modern America / Cookingham, Mary E. -- A PROMISE FULFILLED: Mexican Cannery Workers in Southern California / Ruiz, Vickil. -- The Impact of 'Sun Belt Industrialization' on Chicanas / avella, Patricia -- Copyright Information -- Index 348 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9783598414763
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