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Women Workers' Education, Life Narratives and Politics

Geographies, Histories, Pedagogies

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Authors:
  1. Maria Tamboukou

    1. School of Law & Social Science, University of East London, Docklands Campus, London, United Kingdom

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  • Highlights the vital and catalytic role of workers’ education in mobilizing political activism
  • Focuses on the importance of ethics, aesthetics and politics in women workers’ education
  • Provide fascinating insights into gender relations in workers’ education and women’s involvement in trade union politics

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education (GED)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Politics, Geographies and Histories in Workers’ Education

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    Pages 1-17

  3. Assemblages of Institutional Histories and Life Narratives

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    Pages 19-67

  4. The Self as/in Dialogue

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    Pages 69-111

  5. Ethics, Aesthetics and Politics in Women Workers’ Education

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    Pages 113-153

  6. Visual Technologies and ‘other archives’

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    Pages 155-189

  7. Conclusion: The Adventure of Women Workers’ Education

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    Pages 191-202

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 203-220
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About this book

This book highlights the catalytic role of workers’ education in mobilizing political activism and women’s involvement in labour struggles and politics. Through a comprehensive study of the gendered aspects of workers’ education it explores the intellectual lives of women workers. Drawing on the letters and papers of Fannia Mary Cohn, a prominent figure in the US garment industry’s trade union movement, it discusses and further theorizes the importance of gender as an analytical category in the forceful interaction of labour, education and migration histories. The significance of the visual turn in feminist narrative analytics is considered and the book puts forward a compelling case for the contribution of writing working women in the intellectual and cultural life of the twentieth century.


Reviews

“Tamboukou’s fascinating, thought-provoking book makes an invaluable contribution to the field of gender and feminist studies by identifying and documenting women workers’ neglected role in the history of the labour movement. Women’s Workers’ Education, Life Narratives and Politics will be of special interest not only to scholars in feminist history and gender studies but also to those interested in labour studies and labour movements, the history of unions, social activism, the sociology of labour, and pedagogy.” (Aggeliki Sifaki, Gender and Education, November 29, 2018)



“Tamboukou underpins discussion and analysis with other sources that provide signposts to those who wish to know more about women workers’ lives, education and politics in an international setting. The book’s contribution to both gender and workers’ education is quite substantial. The book is an excellent and informative read.” (Martyn Walker, History of Education, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Law & Social Science, University of East London, Docklands Campus, London, United Kingdom

    Maria Tamboukou

About the author

Maria Tamboukou is Professor of Feminist Studies at the University of East London, UK, and co-editor of the journal Gender and Education. Her research focuses on philosophy and epistemology in the social sciences, feminist narrative analytics, and archival research. She has published widely on feminist and cultural studies, and is the author of Sewing, Writing and Fighting: Radical Practices in Work, Politics and Culture. 

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