Chapters of an Inclusive History of Labor in the Long Twentieth Century
Edited by
ELOISA BETTI
LEDA PAPASTEFANAKI
MARICA TOLOMELLI
SUSAN ZIMMERMANN
This book is about a major theme in the history of the laboring classes that continues to be understudied. Its chapters examine women’s activism in men- as well as women-dominated sectors of the world of work and women’s activism within the labor movement and various other male-dominated organizations and institutions on the one hand, and women-dominated networks and women’s organizations on the other. Working women’s activism and organizing aimed at improving both labor conditions in paid and unpaid work and the living conditions of working-class women and their families and communities. In short: women’s activism with a focus on work possesses a rich history
