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Dishing It Out: Waitresses and Their Unions in the Twentieth Century
by Dorothy Sue Cobble
April 24, 2024 - April 27, 2024 (read, class-struggle)

Sue Cobble, D. (1992). Dishing It Out: Waitresses and Their Unions in the Twentieth Century. University of Illinois Press.


University of Illinois Press, 1992. 368 pages. Paperback. 9780252061868

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No terms yet!
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the extension of the Taft-Hartley Act
With the extension of the Taft-Hartley Act to the…
p.194
these fresh-faced workers
As nonunion competition proliferated, skepticism …
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the hotel and restaurant industry was shifting
The hotel and restaurant industry was shifting ge…
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how could they accept paternalism in the union
Other aspects of the work experience of waitresse…
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waitresses who preferred separate locals
Waitresses who preferred separate locals gave man…

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Preface

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I - The Occupational Community of Waitressing: 1. The Rise of Waitressing: Feminization, Expansion, and Respectability

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I - The Occupational Community of Waitressing: 2. Work Conditions and Work Culture

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II - Waitresses Turn to Economic and Political Organization: 3. The Emergence and Survival of Waitress Unionism, 1900-1930

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II - Waitresses Turn to Economic and Political Organization: 4. The Flush of Victory, 1930-55

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III - The Waitress as Craft Unionist: 5. Uplifting the Sisters in the Craft

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III - The Waitress as Craft Unionist: 6. Waitress Unionism: Rethinking Categories

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IV - Controversies over Gender: 7. "Women's Place" in the Industry

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IV - Controversies over Gender: 8. "Women's Place" in the Union

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IV - Controversies over Gender: Epilogue: The Decline of Waitress Unionism

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