The politics of care work : Puerto Rican women organizing for social justice / Emma Amador.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amador, Emma, 1982- author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puerto Rican women--Political activity.

Puerto Rican women.

Women caregivers--Political activity--Puerto Rico.

Women caregivers.

Women caregivers--Political activity--United States.

Women political activists--Puerto Rico.

Women political activists.

Women political activists--United States.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Social justice--Puerto Rico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"In The Politics of Care Work, Emma Amador tells the story of Puerto Rican women's involvement in political activism for social and economic justice in Puerto Rico and the United States throughout the twentieth century. Amador focuses on the experiences and contributions of Puerto Rican social workers, care workers, and caregivers who fought for the compensation of reproductive labor in society and the establishment of social welfare programs. These activists believed conflicts over social reproduction and care work were themselves high-stakes class struggles for women, migrants, and people of color. In Puerto Rico, they organized for women's rights, socialism, labor standards, and Puerto Rican independence. They continued this work in the United States by advocating for migrant rights, participating in the Civil Rights movement, and joining Puerto Rican-led social movements. Amador shows how their relentless efforts gradually shifted the field of social work toward social justice and community-centered activism. Their profound and enduring impact on Puerto Rican communities underscores the crucial role of Puerto Rican women's caregiving labor and activism in building and sustaining migrant communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women building social welfare programs in Puerto Rico after 1917

Labor, welfare, and gendered citizenship in New Deal Puerto Rico

Working-class women, claims for benefits, and the politics of deservingness under the Puerto Rican populist state

Care workers, household labor organizing, and Puerto Rican migration after 1944

Women's leadership in struggles over welfare, citizenship rights, and decolonization in the Puerto Rican diaspora

Community organizers, civil rights activism, and demands for care in Puerto Rican communities in the United States

Epilogue. Envisioning caring futures.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Amador, Emma, 1982- Politics of care work.

ISBN:

9781478060819

1478060816

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.