Men, Women, and Work: Class, Gender, and Protest in the New England Shoe Industry, 1780-1910 (Working Class in American History)

Blewett, Mary H.

ISBN 10: 025206142X / ISBN 13: 9780252061424

Published by University of Illinois Press, 1990

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.15SLC

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men, Women, and Work: Class, Gender, and Protest in the New England Shoe Industry, 1780-1910 (Working Class in American History)
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025206142X
• ISBN 13: 9780252061424
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Mary H. Blewett's award-winning look at the men and women working in the shoe factories of Lynn, Massachusetts, explores the sexual division of labor and gender relationships in the workplace.

About the Author

Mary H. Blewett is a professor emerita of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her books include The Last Generation: Work and Life in the Textile Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1910-1960, and Constant Turmoil: The Politics of Industrial Life in Nineteenth-Century New England.