The Politics of Women's Work: The Paris Garment Trades, 1750-1915

by Judith G. Coffin

Book Overview

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 swirled around both helped define many issues of gender and labor that concern us today. Here Judith...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691634092
• ISBN13: 9780691634098
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"