Dishing it out : waitresses and their unions in the twentieth century / Dorothy Sue Cobble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cobble, Dorothy Sue, author.

Series:

Working class in American history.

Women in American history.

The Working Class in American History

Women In American History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waitresses--United States--History--20th century.

Waitresses.

Waitresses--Labor unions--United States--History--20th century.

Women labor union members--United States--History--20th century.

Women labor union members.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, [Illinois] ; Chicago, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 1992.

Summary:

This book will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: The Occupational Community of Waitressing; 1. The Rise of Waitressing: Feminization, Expansion, and Respectability; 2. Work Conditions and Work Culture; Part 2: Watresses Turn to Economic and Political Organization; 3. The Emergence and Survival of Waitress Unionism, 1900-1930; 4. The Flush of Victory, 1930-55; Part 3: The Waitress as Craft Unionist; 5. Uplifting the Sisters in the Craft; 6. Waitress Unionism: Rethinking Categories; Part 4: Controversies over Gender; 7. ""Women's Place"" in the Industry

8. ""Women's Place"" in the UnionEpilogue; Appendix; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A Note on the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-300) and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780252096235

0252096231

OCLC:

609113953