Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working-Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965

by Annelise Orleck

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Common Sense and a Little Fire traces the personal and public lives of four immigrant women activists who left a lasting imprint on American politics. Though they have rarely had more than cameo appearances in previous histories, Rose Schneiderman, Fannia Cohn, Clara Lemlich Shavelson, and Pauline Newman played important roles in the emergence of organized labor, the New Deal welfare state, adult education, and the modern women's movement. Orleck...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807845116

ISBN13:9780807845110

Release Date:May 1995

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.43 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Americas Economics Gender Studies History Humanities Labor & Industrial Relations Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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