Brown, Carrie.

Rosie's mom : forgotten women workers of the First World War / Carrie Brown. - Boston, MA : Northeastern University Press, c2002. - ix, 240 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index.

Introduction: Rosie's Mom -- Ch. 1. Prelude: Forgotten Women -- Ch. 2. Bread or Revolution: New York, 1913-1914 -- Ch. 3. From Corsets to Cartridges: Bridgeport, 1915-1916 -- Ch. 4. The Great Migration: Chicago, 1917 -- Ch. 5. Mobilizing Woman Power: Washington, 1917-1918 -- Ch. 6. On the Shop Floor: 1918 -- Ch. 7. Demobilized: Streetcars and Railroads, 1918-1919 -- Epilogue: 1945.

1555535356 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Women--Employment--History--United States--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States.

HD6095 / .B737 2002

331.4/0973/09041