Women And The American Labor Movement

Name: Women And The American Labor Movement
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SKU: 9781608469215
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By Phillip S. Foner

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Women And The American Labor Movement by Phillip S. Foner offers an insightful analysis of the significant roles women have played in the American labour movement. It covers historical events and contributions, highlighting how women have organised to fight for workers' rights and gender equality within the labour sector. The book delves into key moments and figures that have shaped the course of labour history in the United States.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in the pivotal role women have played in shaping the American labour movement and how their contributions have influenced political and social reforms. It provides an in-depth exploration of gender dynamics in the workplace, making it a compelling read for those passionate about history, women's rights, and labour politics.

Women And The American Labor Movement

A comprehensive account of the women who organized for labor rights and equality from the early factories to the 1970's.

Reviews in Truthout, In These Times, Labor Notes, International Viewpoint, Historical Materialism, International Socialist Review, Jacobin, and other left-wing journals.
Reviews in international relations, urban studies, and other political journals.
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the editors' and contributors' speaking engagements.
Joint publicity and promotion efforts with Socialist Register

Description

This reprint of a groundbreaking history traces American women's struggle for freedom, equality, and unity in the labour movement. It follows the triumphs and setbacks of this fight from the early Colonial labour associations to the late twentieth century.

Women and the American Labor Movement gives voice to the women who had to battle on the shop floor and in the union movement for dignity and respect. Through courage and tenacity, they won significant victories in the struggle for equal rights.

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Women and the American Labor Movement by Phillip S. Foner is praised as an essential resource for understanding the history of women's role in the labour movement in the United States, with the Wall Street Review calling it an indispensable reference for those interested in this aspect of women's history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781608469215

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 July 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Contributors:

Introduction by Annelise Orleck

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 623

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About the Author

Philip S. Foner (19101994) was a prolific people's historian, whose many works includeOrganized Labor and the Black Worker, 1619-1981, The Black Panthers Speak,Clara Zetkin: Selected Writings,andThe Letters of Joe Hill, allpublished in new editions by Haymarket Books.