Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish and Italian Women in New York, 1870-1924The migrant has been designated the central or defining figure of the 20th century. Yet, for much of this period, research and theory have centered on adult men as representative, ignoring women's part in international migration. Weaving together history, theory, and immigrant women's own words, Memories of Migration reveals women's multifaceted participation in the mass migrations from eastern and southern Europe to the United States at the turn of the century. By focusing on women's responses to Americanization organizations, coethnic community networks, and income-producing opportunities, this book provides rich insight into the sources of immigrant women's distinct fates in America. |
Contents
Women and International Migration Moving Beyond Unproductive Polarizations | 7 |
Why Did We Have to Leave? The Shifting Patterns of Jewish Womens Lives in Russia at the Turn of the Century | 31 |
Take Me to America The Origins of Italian Womens Migration to the United States at the Turn of the Century | 63 |
So We Have Crossed Half the World for This? The Incorporation of Immigrant Wives and Mothers in New York 18701924 | 91 |
The Right to a Personality The Experiences of Young Single Immigrant Women in New York 18701924 | 135 |
Conclusion | 175 |
Notes | 195 |
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