The Role of Women in the Labor Movement: World War One vs. the New Deal

This chapter compares the involvement of women in the labor movement during World War One to their role in the labor movement of the New Deal. It discusses how women were actively engaged in the labor movement prior to the 1930s, but their influence within unions diminished during the New Deal. The chapter explores the framing of feminism within the working class struggle and the impact of union bureaucracy on women's demands.