_America's Working Women_ is a magnificient and thorough anthology of the female experience in America. I was particularly impressed and pleased that not just European - American women were included, but also Native Americans, immigrants (just off the boat from where-ever), Asian - Americans, African - Americans, Hispanic - Americans ... it is very comprehensive in this regard.
Baxandall also covers a wide variety of issues within women working - from colonial indentured servitude, to women in the early industrial revolution, to the rather significant part women played in the creation of labor unions (including an piece on sexism in the work place in the 1970's).
As a history teacher, I am frequently frustrated at the relative lack of materials that have the authentic voice of women in history. _America's Working Women_ provides that voice (at long last). While I would imagine the book would be a bit dry for most to read cover to cover, it nonetheless has some remarkable documents detailing the struggle women have had for their place alongside men - first in the work place, and now (finally!) in the history books.
- Series: Sara F. Yoseloff Memorial Publications
- Paperback: 408 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Revised edition (June 17, 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393312623
- ISBN-13: 978-0393312621
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Customer Reviews: 4 customer reviews
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#1,320,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1337 in Labor & Industrial Relations (Books)
- #7056 in Women in History
- #1339 in Labor & Industrial Economic Relations (Books)
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