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Norwegian American women : migration, communities, and identities /

In an area spanning the Midwest and rural West and urban areas such as Seattle, Chicago, and Brooklyn, Norwegian American women found themselves in varied circumstances, ranging from factory worker to domestic, impoverished to leisured. Offering a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, the autho...

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Contributors: Bergland, Betty A., 1943-, Lahlum, Lori Ann, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, ©2011.
Subjects and Genres:
Norwegian American women > History.
Norwegian American women > Social conditions.
Norwegian American women > Economic conditions.
Norwegian Americans in literature.
Women immigrants > United States > History.
Women immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > United States > Economic conditions.
Women immigrants in literature.
Immigrantes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Immigrantes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Immigrantes > États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
Immigrantes dans la littérature.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Emigration and immigration.
Norwegian American women.
Women immigrants.
Women immigrants > Economic conditions.
Women immigrants > Social conditions.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
United States.
History.
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Summary: In an area spanning the Midwest and rural West and urban areas such as Seattle, Chicago, and Brooklyn, Norwegian American women found themselves in varied circumstances, ranging from factory worker to domestic, impoverished to leisured. Offering a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, the authors consider the stories of this immigrant group through a gendered lens. From publisher description.
Physical Description: xii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.
ISBN: 9780873518208
0873518209
9780873518338
0873518330

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