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Steam Laundries

Gender, Technology, and Work in the United States and Great Britain, 1880–1940
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Description

Laundries were once ubiquitous in British and American cities - products of the same historical process that created steel mills and railroads. Unlike the more familiar examples of industrialization, these cleanliness factories remained powerfully identified with domesticity. Arwen Mohun explores broader issues of how gender has shaped how everyday work gets done, who does the work and how the work is valued. The British-American comparison further reveals differences owing to culture, regulation and social structure, as well as the unexpected transatlantic character of this seemingly localized business.

Author Biography:

Arwen P. Mohun is an associate professor of history at the University of Delaware.
Release date NZ
April 26th, 2003
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Illustrations
26 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
368
Dimensions
152x229x20
ISBN-13
9780801872464
Product ID
2211683

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