essay

The cultural background of the Italian immigrant woman and its impact on her unionization in the New York City garment industry, 1880-1919

pane e lavoro : the italian american working class • Toronto, Ont. • Published In 1980 • Pages: 81-98

By: Furio, Colomba M..

Abstract
This study analyzes women's behavior patterns in traditional Italian society, especially in regard to the family, and attempts to show how these patterns were integrated into women's role in the American labor force during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Much of the document discusses the importance of women in the garment industry in New York City during this period and the appalling working conditions at that time. These conditions eventually led to the unionization of women, and their active participation in labor strikes against that industry.
Subjects
Special clothing industries
Labor supply and employment
Labor relations
Labor organization
Collective bargaining
Gender status
culture
Italian Americans
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1991
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
1880-1919
Coverage Place
New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
[by] Colomba M. Furio
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Italian Americans