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| Named Person: | Bessie Hillman; Bessie Hillman |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Karen Pastorello |
| ISBN: | 9780252032301 0252032306 |
| OCLC Number: | 141386504 |
| Description: | xx, 273 p., [18] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Bound but determined (1889-1908) -- "A mighty hard struggle" in Chicago (1908-1911) -- The founding of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the search for solidarity (1911-1918) -- Strong on the outside: the union, women, and the struggle to survive (1918-1933) -- Enter Sister Hillman: the runaway campaign years (1933-1937) -- The power of labor feminism: organizing the laundry workers and the Second World War (1937-1946) -- Union women in the postwar years: separate but not equal (1946-1961) -- Creating "a sort of revolution" (1961-1970) -- Epilogue: lifting their spirits -- Notes -- Index. |
| Series Title: | The working class in American history. |
| Responsibility: | Karen Pastorello. |
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- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
- Hillman, Bessie.
- Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History.
- Women clothing workers -- United States -- History.
- Hillman, Bessie.
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
- Travailleurs du vêtement -- Syndicats -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
- Travailleuses du vêtement -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
