Author

Publication

1995 - University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL785738M
  • ISBN-100803292392
  • OCLC Control Number32467334
  • Library of Congress Control Number95017950
  • Goodreads2551282
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  • LibraryThing2740210

Classifications

  • DDC305.4/0973
  • LCCHQ1421 .S592 1995

Description

Although conditions have vastly improved since the days of sweatshops, the working woman is still likely to be underpaid, overworked, and without adequate resources. In Urban Survival eight working-class women of different ages and races speak with pride and independence about their daily reality, their hopes and fears. Ruth Sidel shows that the working woman worries about obtaining needed childcare, healthcare, and social services; about being the last hired and first fired; about welfare, drugs, and violence. The oral histories in Urban Survival reveal a vivid picture of the struggle for survival in today's cities.

Subjects

Topics

Urban womenCase studiesSocial conditionsWorking class womenUrban women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studiesWorking class women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studies

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