The gendered worlds of Latin American women workers : from household and factory to the union hall and ballot box / John D. French and Daniel James, editors. - 1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations. - Comparative and international working-class history . - Comparative and international working-class history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Collection of well-researched articles effectively combines gender history and labor history and includes specialized studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Guatemala. Each article is thoroughly footnoted, revealing broadly-based sources including interviews, memoirs, and government publications, as well as authors' extensive reading in comparable published studies and theoretical literature. Editors also contribute introductory and concluding essays rich in historiographical and methodological insights"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

9780822398400 (e-book)


Women--Economic conditions.--Latin America
Working class women--Economic conditions.--Latin America
Women--Identity.--Latin America
Feminism--Latin America.


Electronic books.

HD6100.5 / .G46 1997

331.4/098