Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: My History and Positionality ix
4. List of Abbreviations Used in Text and Notes xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Urban Working-Class Daily Lives and Work in the 1920s 11
7. 2 Job Deterioration and Unemployment: “You Just Can’t Depend on a Steady Job at All” 43
8. 3 Employment Strategies and Their Consequences 64
9. 4 The Family Economy: Daily Survival and Management of Resources 82
10. 5 Interrupted Expectations: Loyalty and Conflict in the Family Economy 101
11. 6 Outside the Family Economy: “Most Times I’d Go to a Friend” 118
12. 7 Relief: “I Never Thought I Would Come to This. I Am So Willing and Anxious to Work” 135
13. Conclusion: Working-Class Women’s Class and Race Consciousness 155
14. Acknowledgments 171
15. Appendix A: Interview Sources 175
16. Appendix B: Social Scientists at the Women’s Bureau 177
17. Appendix C: The U.S. Census 183
18. Appendix D: Tables 185
19. Citation Conventions / Notes 193
20. Index 239
21. About the Author 249