Women Assemble
Why did working-class women become the central labour force on assembly lines in the new consumer goods’ industries of the inter-war period? What was the long-term significance of this for the pattern of women’s work, both in paid employment and in the home?
Originally published in 1990, Women Assemble fills a major gap in the history of women and work, and develops a theory of women’s class relati...
Why did working-class women become the central labour force on assembly lines in the new consumer goods’ industries of the inter-war period? What was the long-term significance of this for the pattern of women’s work, both in paid employment and in the home?
Originally published in 1990, Women Assemble fills a major gap in the history of women and work, and develops a theory of women’s class relati...
