Out to Work: A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195157093)

First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of "women's work" into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword.

Author: Alice Kessler-Harris
ISBN-10: 0195157095
ISBN-13: 9780195157093
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2003
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d