Francine A. Moccio

Live Wire: Women and Brotherhood in the Electrical Industry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sisters of The Brotherhood struggle for equality

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Temple University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781592137374
• ISBN-10: 1592137377
• Artikelnr.: 25940953

Autorenporträt

Francine A. Moccio is Director of the Institute for Women and Work, ILR School at Cornell University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments 
Introduction: Getting Wired 
1. Brotherhood: The History 
2. A Closer Look at Local 3 
3. The Struggle to Become Electricians 
4. On the Electrical Construction Work Site: The Sexual Charge 
5. Race for the Brotherhood: The Ironies of Integration 
6. A Club of Her Own 
Conclusion: Getting Women Down to the Job Site 
Appendix A 
Appendix B 
Appendix C 
Appendix D 
Notes 
Selected References 
Glossary 
Index