[PDF.52qa] Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation

Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation

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 | #1135248 in Books |  Cornell University Press |  1991-07-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.03 x.79 x5.93l,.96 | File type: PDF | 328 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Dustin|Good read.|9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| Well Done|By D. E. W. Turner|This book is about the growth of the garment workers' unions and the place within that growth that the Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe took. It was well-written, well-researched. Were I a history professor loo| |"Contains rich descriptions of cultural, family, and work life, including generational, ethnic, and union conflicts, based on nuanced readings of primary sources, especially surveys and oral histories. It is an important contribution to the literature in labor

In this fascinating portrait of Jewish immigrant wage earners, Susan A. Glenn weaves together several strands of social history to show the emergence of an ethnic version of what early twentieth-century Americans called the "New Womanhood." She maintains that during an era when Americans perceived women as temporary workers interested ultimately in marriage and motherhood, these young Jewish women turned the garment industry upside down with a wave of militant strikes an...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation   |  Susan Glenn. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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