An excellent look at gender in the Organized Labor movement. Brilliantly illustrates the centrality of women in (certain) unions and how they were able to mobilize gender discourses in defense of Labor's aims. Derifield shows the power of female militancy and how it could accelerate calls for fair pay and fair working conditions, despite the entrenched patriarchy of male-dominated unionism

I find it very difficult to get my mind around what women have been through all these years,. Fortunately, there are books like t his that give me a clearer picture of where we have been, and what we can do to make a difference.