Women Workers and Gender Identities, 1835-1913: The Cotton and Metal Industries in England

By Carol E. Morgan

Book Overview

Examining the experiences of women workers in the cotton and small metals industries and the discourses surrounding their labour, this book demonstrates how ideas of womanhood often clashed with the harsh realities of working-class life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415239303
• ISBN13: 9780415239301
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"