Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860

New
Illustrated
1981
$48.03

In this prize-winning study, Thomas Dublin explores, in carefully researched detail, the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face the demands of industrial capitalism. Dublin describes and traces the strong community awareness of these women from Lowell and relates it to labor protest movements of the 1830s and '40s.

Synopsis

In this prize-winning study, Thomas Dublin explores, in carefully researched detail, the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face the demands of industrial capitalism. Dublin describes and traces the strong community awareness of these women from Lowell and relates it to labor protest movements of the 1830s and '40s.

$48.03

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 348
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 01 Apr 1981
ISBN 10: 0231041675
ISBN 13: 9780231041676

Media Reviews

Of the many books of Lowell's operatives, only Dublin's perceives the indissoluble relationship of consciousness and material reality. He has explored this history with better judgment and more sensitivity toward the common life of Lowell's female labor force than any other scholar of our day. * The National *
Given the many vantage points from which the Lowell experience can be viewed, it is doubtful that any one study can be 'definitive,' but Dublin has made long strides toward that goal. His lucid presentation and analysis of evidence make Women at Work a model of social history. * Yale Review *

Author Bio

Thomas Dublin is professor of history at the State University of New York, Binghamton. He has edited two colections, Farm to Factory, Second Edition and Immigrant Voices and authored Transforming Women's Work: New England Lives in the Ninteenth Century.