Migrant women's voices : talking about life and work in the UK since 1945 / Linda McDowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDowell, Linda, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women migrant labor.

Immigrants.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

Immigrants--Employment--Great Britain.

Women--Employment--Great Britain.

Women.

Women--Employment.

Women migrant labor--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii; 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Summary:

Since 1945 millions of women, including mothers and migrants, have joined the labour force. Migrant Women's Voices tells the stories of migrant women working in factories and hospitals, banks, care homes, shops and universities over a period of 60 years. It is compelling insight into the lives of migrant women-and the role they have played in British society since the end of the Second World War. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Working Lives of Migrant Women 1

2 Moving Stories: Journeys to the UK 21

3 Making Things: Textiles, Toys, Shirts, Seat Covers and Engines 55

4 Waged Domestic Work: Cleaning, Catering and Childcare 85

5 Body Work: Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Caring for the British 109

6 Brain Work: Banking, Medicine, Scientific Research and Teaching 139

7 Serving the Public: Offices, Hotels, Shops, Salons and Buses 171

8 Home Life: Housework, Family, Community and Retirement 195

9 Afterword: British Identity and 'the Other' 217.

ISBN:

1474224474

9781474224475

9781474224482

OCLC:

908262497