Working Class Rosies
Women Industrial Workers during World War II
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10099288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sherrie A Kossoudji (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Laura Dresser (University of Michigan), Laura J Dresser |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 431-446 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700010846 |
| OpenAlex | W2143214173 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 9 |
After joining the industrial workforce during World War II, women disappeared from industrial employment with postwar reconversion. This article uses data from Ford Motor Company employee records to describe female industrial workers, their work histories before Ford, and their exit patterns from Ford. We draw a more complete picture of these industrial workers and discuss the differences between those who chose to leave Ford and those who left involuntarily. Contrary to popular myth it was housewives, along with African-American and older women, those with the fewest outside opportunities, who were more likely to be laid-off
Ancient history · Chose · Economic history · Economics · First world war · Industrial city · Industrial zone · Labour economics · Mythology · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Workforce · World War II · Engineering · Gender Studies · History · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
A Platform for Gender Tensions
Wages and Gender Composition
Preface
G.I. Jane Goes to College? Female Educational Attainment, Earnings, and the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
Occupations after WWII
Women’s educational attainment, marriage, and fertility
Social entrepreneurship from margin to centre
The Rise and Fall of Female Labor Force Participation During World War II in the United States
You're in the Army Now
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |