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Striking beauties : women apparel workers in the U.S. South, 1930-2000 / Michelle Haberland.

Author/creator Haberland, Michelle
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoAthens : The University of Georgia Press, [2015]
Descriptionxi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents The place of apparel in the history of southern industrialization -- There wasn't any jobs for women -- When you cease to be ladies, we will arrest you -- Rough women -- When the government required you to hire them -- Look for the union label -- Sweatshops in the sun -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract Apparrel manufacturing in the American South, by virtue of its size, its reliance upon female labor, and its broad geographic scope, is an important but often overlooked industry that connects the disparate concerns of women's history, southern cultural history, and labor history. In Striking Beauties, Michelle Haberland examines its essential features and the varied experiences of its workers during the industry's great expansion from the late 1930s through the demise of its southern branch of the twentieth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-222) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014956536
ISBN9780820325842
ISBN0820325848
ISBN0820347426
ISBN9780820347424

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