Politics of women's work, the: the paris garment trades, 1750-1915
Auteur :
Coffin, Judith G.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691605111
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
425 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Few issues attracted more attention in the nineteenth century than the "problem" of women's work, and few industries posed that problem more urgently than the booming garment industry in Paris. The seamstress represented the quintessential "working girl," and the sewing machine the icon of "modern" femininity. The intense speculation and worry that