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CHAPTER EIGHT. Balancing Alone across an I-Beam

© 2018 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2018 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface to the 2018 Printing ix
  4. Acknowledgments xxiii
  5. Thumbnail Sketch 1
  6. Introduction 3
  7. CHAPTER ONE. Footings 7
  8. Pioneering
  9. CHAPTER TWO. Doors, Windows, Locks 19
  10. CHAPTER THREE. Crossing the Threshold: First Days 37
  11. CHAPTER FOUR. Ain't Got to Show You Shit 49
  12. CHAPTER FIVE. Marking Gender Boundaries: Porn, Piss, Power Tools 69
  13. CHAPTER SIX. (and yet) Passions 87
  14. CHAPTER SEVEN. Exceptional Men 97
  15. CHAPTER EIGHT. Balancing Alone across an I-Beam 109
  16. Settling In
  17. CHAPTER NINE. Bucket or Bathroom ? 121
  18. CHAPTER TEN. Carrying Weight 129
  19. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Customized Treatment: Women of Color 141
  20. CHAPTER TWELVE. Ceilings and Access Panels: Economics 151
  21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Ceilings and Access Panels: Leadership 165
  22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Expansion Joints 183
  23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Punch List 199
  24. The Tradeswomen. Who̕ s Where 213
  25. Record of Interviews 217
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https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501719783-012

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface to the 2018 Printing ix
  4. Acknowledgments xxiii
  5. Thumbnail Sketch 1
  6. Introduction 3
  7. CHAPTER ONE. Footings 7
  8. Pioneering
  9. CHAPTER TWO. Doors, Windows, Locks 19
  10. CHAPTER THREE. Crossing the Threshold: First Days 37
  11. CHAPTER FOUR. Ain't Got to Show You Shit 49
  12. CHAPTER FIVE. Marking Gender Boundaries: Porn, Piss, Power Tools 69
  13. CHAPTER SIX. (and yet) Passions 87
  14. CHAPTER SEVEN. Exceptional Men 97
  15. CHAPTER EIGHT. Balancing Alone across an I-Beam 109
  16. Settling In
  17. CHAPTER NINE. Bucket or Bathroom ? 121
  18. CHAPTER TEN. Carrying Weight 129
  19. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Customized Treatment: Women of Color 141
  20. CHAPTER TWELVE. Ceilings and Access Panels: Economics 151
  21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Ceilings and Access Panels: Leadership 165
  22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Expansion Joints 183
  23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Punch List 199
  24. The Tradeswomen. Who̕ s Where 213
  25. Record of Interviews 217
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