Señorita telefonista : sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and class identities in early twentieth-century Mexico City / Susie S. Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Susie S., 1965- author.

Series:

Engendering Latin America (Unnumbered)

Engendering Latin America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telephone operators--Mexico--Mexico City--History--20th century.

Telephone operators.

Working class women--Mexico--Mexico City--History--20th century.

Working class women.

Mexico City (Mexico)--Social conditions--20th century.

Mexico City (Mexico).

Genre:

Local histories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Other Title:

Sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and class identities in early twentieth-century Mexico City

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Señorita Telefonista explores the history of telephone operators in Mexico and their central role in women's fight against discrimination in the workplace related to gender, marital status, and pregnancy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Señorita telefonista, 1907-1911

Chapter 2. Of señoritas and compañeras, 1912-1916

Chapter 3. Centering working mothers: federal policy reform and anarchist visions in the working-class press, 1915-1921

Chapter 4. Worker and Employee Union, Ericsson Telephone Company, S.A, 1920-1921

Chapter 5. Gender politics at work and in the press, 1921-1925

Chapter 6. Fired, 1927-1928

Chapter 7. Gains, 1928-1932

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 28, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Porter, Susie S. Señorita telefonista.

ISBN:

9781496246653

1496246659

OCLC:

1592614141

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license