03169nam 2200625Ia 450 991081546250332120200520144314.01-4384-0338-00-585-04287-X(CKB)111004366803588(OCoLC)42854742(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588791(SSID)ssj0000201087(PQKBManifestationID)11172721(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201087(PQKBWorkID)10240300(PQKB)10666225(MiAaPQ)EBC3408241(MdBmJHUP)muse14000(Au-PeEL)EBL3408241(CaPaEBR)ebr10588791(EXLCZ)9911100436680358819950216d1996 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMemories of migration gender, ethnicity, and work in the lives of Jewish and Italian women in New York, 1870-1924 /Kathie Friedman-Kasaba1st ed.Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Pressc19961 online resource (258 p.) SUNY series on women and workBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-2761-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-233) and index.Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- Women and International Migration: Moving Beyond Unproductive Polarizations -- Why Did We Have to Leave?": The Shifting Patterns of Jewish Women's Lives in Russia at the Turn of the Century -- Take Me to America": The Origins of Italian Women's Migration to the United States at the Turn of the Century -- So, We Have Crossed Half the World for This?: The Incorporation of Immigrant Wives and Mothers in New York, 1870-1924 -- The Right to a Personality: The Experiences of Young Single Immigrant Women in New York, 1870-1924 -- Back Matter -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Back Cover.Offers a comparative historical study of women's migration from Russia and Italy to New York at the turn of the 20th century. Taking an interdisciplinary and global perspective, the book examines the causes and consequences of women's migration, contrasting the adaptation experiences of Jewish and Italian women.SUNY series on women and work.Women immigrantsNew York (State)New YorkHistoryJewish womenNew York (State)New YorkHistoryItalian American womenNew York (State)New YorkHistoryNew York (N.Y.)Emigration and immigrationHistoryWomen immigrantsHistory.Jewish womenHistory.Italian American womenHistory.305.48/85107471/09034Friedman-Kasaba Kathie1954-1717855MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815462503321Memories of migration4114443UNINA