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Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)

Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)

by Alice Kessler-Harris

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. Kessler-Harris focuses on class, race and ethnicity, the relationship with men in the workforce with respect to gender inequalities, and the transformation of the perceived role of women in society, from mothers and homemakers to wage laborers. With a new Afterward by the author for the 20th anniversary edition.  (GEN318, $24.95)


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