{"product_id":"wives-of-steel-voices-of-women-from-the-sparrows-point-steelmaking-communities-9780271058603","title":"Wives of Steel Voices of Women from the Sparrows","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWives of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e is based on more than 80 interviews with women and some men, all of whom were part of Sparrows Point as workers, spouses, or longtime residents of the local communities and tells a story that continues to be played out in communities across America as working-class families are forced to cope with a globalizing economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWives of Steel \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses a key failure of most studies of industrial communities. Too often scholars assume that male-dominated industries and their communities are shaped by men who hold the industrial jobs. By placing women at the forefront of the Sparrows Point story, Olson shows how women experienced deindustrialization differently than men. Forced to join the workforce to help families survive the loss of well-paying union jobs, many women discovered the rewards of increased independence and autonomy. The result is a more complicated, and more persuasive, picture of America’s postindustrial communities. \u003ci\u003eWives of Steel \u003c\/i\u003ewill find an eager audience among labor, women’s, community studies scholars; students; and the general public.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Laurie Mercier,Washington State University, Vancouver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWives of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling and sure-to-be-noticed contribution to a very rich and lively literature on the community experience of deindustrialization. Employing rich ethnographic and interview data, Olson demonstrates forcefully the need for a more gendered appreciation of the impact of large-scale economic transformation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Michael Frisch,SUNY–Buffalo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Olson examines, within the context of a manufacturing community, the profound social changes brought about by economic upheaval. After reading her book, you’ll never hear news about downsizing and lay-offs as simply an economic abstraction.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—John Lewis \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In all, Olson’s study is an informative, rigorous, and interesting exploration of a complex workplace community over time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Linda Grant Niemann \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Olson’s] findings are an important contribution to debates about the postindustrial economy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Ellen Baker \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Sparrows Point, Turners Station, and Dundalk: The History of the Mill’s Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Gendered World of Steel: It’s a Man’s World Inside the Sparrows Point Mill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Boarders and the Long Turn in a Company Town: Sparrows Point Wives, 1887–1945\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. The Family Works the Schedule: Steelworkers’ Wives, 1945–1970\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Women Steelworkers at the Point: Interlopers in a Man’s World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Deindustrialization at Sparrows Point: Disappearance of the Breadwinner-Homemaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Renegotiating Families with Two Breadwinners: Partnership and Divorce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. A Larger Circle of Neighbors: Deindustrialization and the Web of Class, Race, Gender, and Location\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455976374615,"sku":"9780271058603","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271058603.jpg?v=1755033283","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wives-of-steel-voices-of-women-from-the-sparrows-point-steelmaking-communities-9780271058603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}