The Gendered Worlds of Latin American Women Workers: From Household and Factory to the Union Hall and Ballot Box

Book Overview

The Gendered Worlds of Latin American Women Workers examines the lives of Latin American women who entered factory labor in increasing numbers in the early part of the twentieth century. Emphasizing the integration of traditional labor history topics with historical accounts of gender, female subjectivity, and community, this volume focuses on the experience of working women at mid-century, especially those laboring in the urban industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822319969
• ISBN13: 9780822319962
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Working Women

A feminists perspective on womens fight for equality in Mexico. A great book, a little wordy but jam packed with salient info.