Striking Beauties: Women Apparel Workers in the U.S. South, 1930-2000

Synopsis

Apparrel Manufacturing In The American South, By Virtue Of Its Size, Its Reliance Upon Female Labor, And Its Broad Geographic Scope, Is An Important But Often Overlooked Industry That Connects The Disparate Concerns Of Women's History, Southern Cultural History, And Labor History. In Striking Beauties, Michelle Haberland Examines Its Essential Features And The Varied Experiences Of Its Workers During The Industry's Great Expansion From The Late 1930s Through The Demise Of Its Southern Branch Of The Twentieth Century. The Place Of Apparel In The History Of Southern Industrialization -- There Wasn't Any Jobs For Women -- When You Cease To Be Ladies, We Will Arrest You -- Rough Women -- When The Government Required You To Hire Them -- Look For The Union Label -- Sweatshops In The Sun -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Michelle Haberland. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 171-222) And Index.