| A Power Among Them: Bessie Abramowitz Hillman and the Making of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Contributor(s): Pastorello, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252032306 ISBN-13: 9780252032301 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $45.54 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: The extraordinary life of labor activist, immigrant, and feminist, Bessie Abramowitz Hillman |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Business - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.881 |
| LCCN: 2007035934 |
| Series: Working Class in American History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Karen Pastorello's pathbreaking biography of Bessie Abramowitz Hillman places this remarkable labor leader and Progressive Era activist at the center of the founding of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Bridging the gap between Progressive social feminism and the labor feminists of the post-World War II period, Hillman worked to end race and class injustice and improve the quality of life for working women, even as she was overshadowed by her husband, union leader Sidney Hillman. Interweaving Hillman's experiences as an Eastern European Jewish immigrant with a rich historical account of the founding and development of a key garment union, Pastorello reveals the prominent role of women labor activists in both the workplace and union leadership. |