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Race, Gender, and Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States - Softcover

Amott, Teresa; Matthaei, Julie

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9780896085374: Race, Gender, and Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States

Synopsis

With new data on women's economic status in the '90s, this classic feminist book explores the intersecting effects of race and gender on women from diverse backgrounds. "Amott and Matthaei have given us a lovingly detailed, richly textured history of American working women... Almost everyone will find a bit of her own grandmother's struggles and contributions in this impressively comprehensive book."--Barbara Ehrenreich

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About the Author

Teresa Amott is Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University, an Editorial Associate of "Dollars & Sense", and co-author with Julie Matthaei of "Race, Gender, and Work: A Multicultural History of Women in the United States (1991)."

Review

The lives of working women and their contributions to American economic history are considered in a fine blend of biography and social and political history. The focus on multi-cultural experiences and women's patterns of immigration, work, and cultural background provides an unusually rich review of how gender and race influenced economic development. -- Midwest Book Review

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