First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of "women's work" into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword.
- ISBN10 0195157095
- ISBN13 9780195157093
- Publish Date 16 January 2003 (first published 22 April 1982)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition 20th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432
- Language English