Working-class white and black women practiced the same Depression survival strategies across race. Archived 1930s interviews with 1,340 Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and South Bend women, and letters from domestic workers articulate common resourcefulness in employment, housework, and acquisition of relief. Institutionalized racism in employment, housing, and relief, however, assured that Black women worked harder, but fared worse.
Working-class white and black women practiced the same Depression survival strategies across race. Archived 1930s interviews with 1,340 Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and South Bend women, and letters from domestic workers articulate common resourcefulness in employment, housework, and acquisition of relief. Institutionalized racism in employment, housing, and relief, however, assured that Black women worked harder, but fared worse.
Lois Rita Helmbold is an independent American historian and women's studies scholar. She was a professor and chair of the women's studies department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas until she retired. She is now an anti-racism social activist in Oakland, California.
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Preface: My History and Positionality Abbreviation in Text and Notes Citation Conventions Introduction 1. Urban Working-Class Daily Lives and Work in the 1920s 2. Job Deterioration and Unemployment: "You just can't depend on a steady job at all." 3. Employment Strategies and their Consequences 4. The Family Economy: Daily Survival and Management of Resources 5. Interrupted Expectations: Loyalty and Conflict in the Family Economy 6. Outside the Family Economy: “Most times I’d go to a friend.” 7. Relief: "I never thought I would come to this. I am so willing and anxious to work." Conclusion: Working-Class Women’s Class and Race Consciousness Acknowledgements Appendix 1: Interview Sources Appendix 2: Women’s Bureau Social Scientists Appendix 3: The Census Tables End notes
Preface: My History and Positionality Abbreviation in Text and Notes Citation Conventions Introduction 1. Urban Working-Class Daily Lives and Work in the 1920s 2. Job Deterioration and Unemployment: "You just can't depend on a steady job at all." 3. Employment Strategies and their Consequences 4. The Family Economy: Daily Survival and Management of Resources 5. Interrupted Expectations: Loyalty and Conflict in the Family Economy 6. Outside the Family Economy: “Most times I’d go to a friend.” 7. Relief: "I never thought I would come to this. I am so willing and anxious to work." Conclusion: Working-Class Women’s Class and Race Consciousness Acknowledgements Appendix 1: Interview Sources Appendix 2: Women’s Bureau Social Scientists Appendix 3: The Census Tables End notes
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