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Autore |
Cobble Dorothy Sue |
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Titolo |
Dishing it out : waitresses and their unions in the twentieth century / / Dorothy Sue Cobble |
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Urbana, [Illinois] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 1992 |
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©1991 |
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Edizione |
[First paperback edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Working Class in American History |
Women In American History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Waitresses - United States - History - 20th century |
Waitresses - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century |
Women labor union members - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-300) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: The Occupational Community of Waitressing; 1. The Rise of Waitressing: Feminization, Expansion, and Respectability; 2. Work Conditions and Work Culture; Part 2: Watresses Turn to Economic and Political Organization; 3. The Emergence and Survival of Waitress Unionism, 1900-1930; 4. The Flush of Victory, 1930-55; Part 3: The Waitress as Craft Unionist; 5. Uplifting the Sisters in the Craft; 6. Waitress Unionism: Rethinking Categories; Part 4: Controversies over Gender; 7. ""Women's Place"" in the Industry |
8. ""Women's Place"" in the UnionEpilogue; Appendix; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A Note on the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women. |
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