Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish and Italian Women in New York, 1870-1924 (Women and Work (Dis))

Memories of Migration: Gender, Ethnicity, and Work in the Lives of Jewish and Italian Women in New York, 1870-1924 (Women and Work (Dis)) by Friedman-Kasaba, Kathie. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780791427620.

Offers a comparative historical study of womens migration from Russia and Italy to New York at the turn of the 20th century. Taking an interdisciplinary and global perspective, the book examines the causes and consequences of womens migration, contrasting the adaptation experiences of Jewish and Italian women. The 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 womens part in international migration. Weaving together history, theory, and immigrant womens own words, Memories of Migration reveals womens multifaceted participation in the mass migrations from eastern and southern Europe to the United States at the turn of the century. By focusing on womens responses to Americanization organizations, coethnic community networks, and income-producing opportunities, this book provides rich insight into the sources of immigrant womens distinct fates in America.