Dishing it out : waitresses and their unions in the twentieth century / / Dorothy Sue Cobble

• Autore: Cobble Dorothy Sue
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, [Illinois] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 1992; ©1991
• Edizione: First paperback edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.4/78116479573/0904
• Soggetto topico: Waitresses - United States - History - 20th century; Waitresses - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century; Women labor union members - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-300) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dishing it out
• ISBN: 0-252-09623-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463263403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Working class in American history.; Women in American history.