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Book SynopsisEmphasising 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.
Trade Review"Now, at last, a collection that goes beyond simplistic notions of Marianism to show how factory work shaped Latin American women’s attitudes and how the women themselves negotiated for their dignity. Oral histories combined with more traditional sources give a fresh look at how gender operated in the workplace and in the home. No mere gap filler, this book represents a whole new line of inquiry."—Temma Kaplan, State University of New York, Stony Brook
"This work portrays the richly textured world of twentieth-century working women. They recall their memories of labor in male-dominated factories where they challenged pervading paternalistic attitudes. Their moving and intimate narratives are aptly contextualized by a group of historians deeply committed to creating a gendered view of a field previously dominated by men’s views and memories. A splendid collection."—Asunción Lavrin, Arizona State University
