Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant

Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation

In this fascinating portrait of Jewish immigrant wage earners, Susan A. Glenn weaves together several strands of social history to show the emergence of an ethnic version of what early twentieth-century Americans called the "New Womanhood." She maintains that during an era when Americans perceived women as temporary workers interested ultimately in marriage and motherhood, these young Jewish women turned the garment industry upside down with a wave of militant strikes and shop-floor activism and helped build the two major clothing workers' unions.

Country	USA
Author	Susan Glenn
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cornell University Press
EAN	9780801497599
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0801497590
Label	Cornell University Press
Manufacturer	Cornell University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	328
PublicationDate	1991-07-23
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Studio	Cornell University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Daughters of the Shtetl: Life and Labor in the Immigrant Generation