The Gendered Worlds of Latin American Women Workers - From Household and Factory to the Union Hall and Ballot Box

In Latin American countries, the modern factory originally was considered a hostile and threatening environment for women and family values. Nine essays dealing with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Guatemala describe the contradictory experiences of women whose work defied gender prescriptions but was deemed necessary by working-class families in a world of need and scarcity. 19 photos. 384 pp.

About the author

John D. French and Daniel James, eds.

Summary

Emphasising the integration of traditional labour history topics with historical accounts of gender, female subjectivity, and community, this volume explores working women's agency and consciousness and offers details regarding women's lives as daughters, housewives, mothers, factory workers, trade union leaders, and political activists.

Product details

• Authors: Asuncion Lavrin, French, J. D. French, John D. French
• Assisted by: John D French (Editor), John D. French (Editor), Daniel James (Editor)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.1997
• EAN: 9780822319962
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1996-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Series: Comparative & International Wo; Comparative and International Working-Class History; Comparative and International Working-Class History; Comparative and International
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous