| Out to Work: A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States 20th Anniversay Edition Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Kessler-Harris, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195157109 ISBN-13: 9780195157109 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 331.409 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 416 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of women's work into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword. |