Rights, not roses : unions and the rise of working-class feminism, 1945-80 / Dennis A. Deslippe.

Author/creator Deslippe, Dennis
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2000.
Descriptionx, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWorking class in American history
Working class in American history. ^A227744
Contents Beyond the doldrums : postwar organized labor and "women's issues," 1945-63 -- Prospects for equality : union women, equal pay legislation, and national politics, 1945-63 -- The roots of discontent : gender relations in the United Packinghouse Workers, 1945-63 -- Accounting for equality : gender relations in the International Union of Electrical Workers, 1945-63 -- Organized labor, national politics, and gender equality, 1964-75 -- Rank-and-file militancy in the service of anti-equality : Title VII and the United Packinghouse Workers, 1964-75 -- "A genuine good faith effort" : women and equal employment opportunity in the International Union of Electrical Workers, 1964-80 -- Conclusion : from equality to equity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-252) and index.
LCCN 99006426
ISBN0252025199 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0252068343 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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