Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life through the stories of migrant women, working in factories and hospitals, banks, care homes, shops and universities over a period of 60 years.
Migrant Women's Voices is an autobiography of the post-war period as Britain became a multi-cultural society and waged work the norm for most women. McDowell illustrates the shift in migration patterns as post-imperial migrants to the UK replaced the immediate post-war pattern of migrants from war-torn Europe and who were then themselves joined by migrants from an increasingly diverse range of countries as the 20th century drew to a close.
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Table of contents
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES
- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- 1 The Working Lives of Migrant Women
- 2 Moving Stories: Journeys to the UK
- 3 Making Things: Textiles, Toys, Shirts, Seat Covers and Engines
- 4 Waged Domestic Work: Cleaning, Catering and Childcare
- 5 Body Work: Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Caring for the British
- 6 Brain Work: Banking, Medicine, Scientific Research and Teaching
- 7 Serving the Public: Offices, Hotels, Shops, Salons and Buses
- 8 Home Life: Housework, Family, Community and Retirement
- 9 Afterword: British Identity and ‘the Other’
- Appendix 1 Half a Century of Change: UK 1951–2001
- Appendix 2 Interviewees in Alphabetical Order
- Appendix 3 Post-War Immigration Legislation
- Appendix 4 Questions Raised by the Narratives
- NOTES
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index
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