Puerto Rican Women and Work
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Puerto Rican Women and Work

Bridges in Transnational Labor

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Puerto Rican Women and Work

Bridges in Transnational Labor

About this book

Puerto Rican Women and Work: Bridges in Transnational Labor is the only comprehensive study of the role of Puerto Rican women workers in the evolution of a transnational labor force in the twentieth century.

This book examines Puerto Rican women workers, both in Puerto Rico and on the U.S. mainland. It contains a range of information--historical, ethnographic, and statistical. The contributors provide insights into the effects of migration and unionization on women's work, taking into account U.S. colonialism and globalization of capitalism throughout the century as well as the impact of Operation Bootstrap. The essays are arranged in chronological order to reveal the evolutionary nature of women's work and the fluctuations in migration, technology, and the economy. This one-of-a-kind collection will be a valuable resource for those interested in women's studies, ethnic studies, and Puerto Rican and Latino studies, as well as labor studies.

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Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. Introduction
  3. ONE Needlewomen under the New Dealin Puerto Rico, 1920-1945
  4. TWO" En la aguja y el pedal eche la hiel":Puerto Rican Women in the Garment Industry of New York City, 1920-1980
  5. THREE Toward Bilingual Education: Puerto Rican Women Teachers in New York City Schools, 1947-1967
  6. FOUR The Impact of Job Losses on Puerto Rican Women in the Middle Atlantic Region, 1970-1980
  7. FIVE Our Two Full-Time Jobs: Women Garment Workers Balance Factory and Domestic Demands in Puerto Rico
  8. SIX Gender and Politics: Grassroots Leadership among Puerto Rican Women in a Health Struggle
  9. SEVEN Negotiating Gender, Work, and Welfare: Familia as Productive Labor among Puerto Rican Women in New York City
  10. EIGHT New Tappings on the Keys: Changes in Work and Gender Roles for Women Clerical Workers in Puerto Rico
  11. About the Contributors
  12. Index