From Working Daughters to Working Mothers: Immigrant Women in a New England Industrial Community
By Louise Lamphere.
Description
Since World War II, an important transformation has occurred in American society as wives and others have increasingly taken jobs outside the home. American women has always worked, however - first almost solely in the home and later also as wage earners outside the home. Anthropologist Louise Lamphere here provides an analysis of both kinds of work and shows how they have been interconnected in the lives of women in the industrial community of Central Falls, Rhode Island. 'From Working Daughters to Working Mothers' offers a dynamic picture of working-class women, one that sees ...
ISBN(s)
0801494419, 9780801494413
