Rights, Not Roses: Unions and the Rise of Working-Class Feminism, 1945-80

by Dennis A. Deslippe

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Educated, white collar professional women carried the most visible banners of feminism. But working class women were a powerful force in the campaign for gender equality. Dennis A. Deslippe explores how unionized wage-earning women led the struggle to place women's employment rights on the national agenda, decisively influencing both the contemporary labor movement and second-wave feminism.

Deslippe's account unravels a complex history of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252025199

ISBN13:9780252025198

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Law Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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