The gendered worlds of Latin American women workers
Subtitle: from household and factory to the union hall and ballot box
By: John D. French and Daniel James, editors.
Contributors: French, John D.; James, Daniel, 1914-
Series: Comparative and international working-class history
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Women -- Latin America -- Economic conditions; Working class women -- Latin America -- Economic conditions; Women -- Identity -- Latin America; Feminism -- Latin America
Description: "Collection of well-researched articles effectively combines gender history and labor history and includes specialized studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Guatemala. Each article is thoroughly footnoted, revealing broadly-based sources including interviews, memoirs, and government publications, as well as authors' extensive reading in comparable published studies and theoretical literature.  Editors also contribute introductory and concluding essays rich in historiographical and methodological insights"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.