Dutch Immigrant Women in the United States, 1880-1920

by Suzanne M. Sinke

Book Overview

In this deftly researched ethnographic portrait, Suzanne M. Sinke skillfully adapts the concept of social reproduction to examine the shifting gender roles of tens of thousands of Dutch Protestant women who crossed the Atlantic from 1880 to 1920 to make new homes in the United States.
Examining the domain of the home as well as the related realms of education, religion, healthcare, and worldview, Sinke discerns women's contributions to the creation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252027310
• ISBN13: 9780252027314
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.6"