Her first book project, Objects of Desire: Feminist Inquiry, Transnational Feminism, and Global Fashion, examines how sweatshops are framed and represented in, and to the U.S. Objects of Desire is an interdisciplinary project, and draws on the fields of gender and women’s studies, American studies, ethnic studies, and marxist cultural studies in its analyses. Elizabeth’s research has been made possible by the American Association of University Women, the National Women’s Studies Association, and most recently, the New York Public Library.