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Marching Together: Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
by Chateauvert, Melinda | PB | Good
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- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780252066368
- Book Title
- Marching Together : Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
- Book Series
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Ser.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Business & Economics, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Discrimination & Race Relations, African American, Industries / Transportation
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first national trade union for African Americans. Standard BSCP histories focus on the men who built the union; few acknowledge the important role of the Ladies' Auxiliary in shaping public debates over black manhood and unionization, setting political agendas for the black community, and crafting ......
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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252066367
ISBN-13
9780252066368
eBay Product ID (ePID)
734570
Product Key Features
Book Title
Marching Together : Women of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Women, Discrimination & Race Relations, African American, Industries / Transportation
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Book Series
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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Reviews
''The strength of this book lies in Chateauvert's analysis of the political engagement of Pullman wives. Auxiliary did not mean inconsequential, she shows... Chateauvert's thoughtful analysis adds much to our understanding of labor, gender, and African-American history.'' -- Andrea Tone, Georgia Historical Quarterly, "A remarkably nuanced portrait of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. . . . Chateauvert unearths and dissects this story through impressive research and keen understanding."--Walter Licht, author of Industrializing America: The Nineteenth Century
Lccn
97-004579
Dewey Decimal
331.4/781138522/0973
Lc Classification Number
Hd6515.R362b763 1997
Table of Content
Preface xi Introduction: The Brotherhood Story 1 1. The Case against Pullman 19 2. "It Was the Women Who Made the Union": Organizing the Brotherhood 36 3. Striking for the New Manhood Movement 53 4. The First Ladies' Auxiliary to the First International Negro Trade Union in the World 71 5. "A Bigger and Better Ladies' Auxiliary" 95 6. "The Duty of Fair Representation": Brotherhood Sisters and Brothers 116 7. Union Wives, Union Homes 138 8. "We Talked of Democracy and Learned It Can Be Made to Work": Politics 163 9. "Disharmony within the Official Family": Dissolution of the International Ladies' Auxiliary, 1956-57 Appendix: BSCP Ladies' Auxiliary Membership, 1940-56 199 Notes 201 Index 259 Illustrations follow page 94
Copyright Date
1998
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