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For every story there is another story which stands before it

oral history review16 (2)Published In 1988 • Pages: 1-13

By: Benmayor, Rina.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is an introduction to the life history accounts of three Puerto Rican women living and working in New York City during the early to middle twentieth century. Their stories appear in this file as document numbers 57-59. Some limited information is also provided in this document on Puerto Rican immigration to New York City, women's work in the garment industry, and the significance of life histories, told as stories to younger generations, in imparting cultural values and experiences which may help these young people to shape their own particular life styles.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
External migration
Special clothing industries
Division of labor by gender
Labor supply and employment
Gender status
Gender roles and issues
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Sociologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1900-1980s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
New York, N.Y., United States
NotesAdditional notes
Rina Benmayor
'Stories to live by : continuity and change in three generations of Puerto Rican women'
For bibliographical references see document number 60:Vazquez Erazo (p. 44-46)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74644497
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Puerto Ricans--United States