Women of courage : Jewish and Italian immigrant women in New York / Rose Laub Coser, Laura S. Anker, and Andrew J. Perrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coser, Rose Laub, 1916-

Contributor:

Anker, Laura S., 1945-

Perrin, Andrew J., 1971-

Series:

Contributions in women's studies 0147-104X ; no. 173.

Contributions in women's studies, 0147-104X ; no. 173

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish women--New York (State)--New York--History.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Italian American women--New York (State)--New York--History.

Italian American women.

Italian American women--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Women immigrants--New York (State)--New York--History.

Women immigrants.

Women immigrants--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

x, 162 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.

Summary:

Explores a series of questions about the family and work lives of Italian and Jewish women who immigrated to New York City in the early 1900s.

Contents:

Part I Immigrant Women and Families 11

2. Leaving for America: "The Beautifulest Country in the World" 13

3. The Unknown Future 25

4. Family Structure: Some Theoretical Concepts 39

5. Fertility and Social Structure 49

6. Home Life 59

Part II Women, Work, and Migration 69

7. Coming to America?: Work as a Motive for Migration 73

8. Women and Work in the "Golden Medina" 93

9. Work, Unions, and Identity: "To Make for Herself a Person" 125.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-155) and index.

ISBN:

0313308209

OCLC:

40159023