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"Speaking up: The Politics of Black Women's Labor History"

by Harley, Sharon (1997)

Abstract

In this essay I seek to explore the labor history of African American women in the United States, focusing on the politics and meaning of their racialized gender ...

Keywords

Race, Gender, Racialised Labour, Gendered Labour, Intersectionality, Minority Groups, Social Class, Historical Context, Historiography, Womens Work, Female Labour, Feminist Movement, Exploitation

Themes

Black Women, Women's Work in History, Labour History, American History, History of Work

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