Overview

This reprint of a groundbreaking history that traces American women's struggle for freedom, equality and unity in the labor movement follows the triumphs and set backs of this fight from the early Colonial labor 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 and who through courage and tenacity won significant victories in struggle for equal rights.

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Author:   Phillip S. Foner ,  Annelise Orleck
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
Imprint:   Haymarket Books
ISBN:  

9781608469215

ISBN 10:   1608469212
Pages:   623
Publication Date:   17 July 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements1. The First Trade Unions2. Factory Women, Their Unions, and Their Struggles3. The National Labor Union4. The  Knights of Labor5. The American Federation of Labor6. The Women's Trade Union League7. The Waistmaker' Revolt8. Repercussions of the Garmet Workers' Uprising9. The Wobblies and the Woman Worker10. The Lawrence Strike11. The Industrial Scene in World War I12. Women and the Trade Unions in World War I13. The Women's Trade Union League in the 1920s14. The Great Depression15. The CIO, 1935-194016. Government and Industry in World War II17. The Trade Unions in World War II18. 119919. La Huelga20. The Coalition of Labor Union Women21. The Current Scene and Future ProspectsAppendix: Working Women's 1980 Platform

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“An indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the women’s movement in the United States.”-Wall Street Review

An indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the women's movement in the United States. -Wall Street Review

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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.

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