Widows in White

Migration and the Transformation of Rural Women, Sicily, 1880-1928

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Linda Reeder

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Studies in Gender and History

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The transnational migrations of the early-20th century had a profound impact on the lives of many people, but none more so than those who were left behind. In this interdisciplinary study, Linda Reeder examines the lives of rural Sicilian women and the changes that took place as a result of male migration to the United States. Tracing the changing notions of female and male in rural Sicily, Reeder uses a wide variety of primary sources, including birth and death records, government records, novels and newspapers, to explore the impact of industrialization on motherhood, family, wage-work, and female civic identity, and to show how the processes of migration, globalization, and nation formation are deeply gendered. Grounded in empirical evidence, Reeder uses the methods and theories of social history, women's history, anthropology and cultural studies in order to understand how migration altered women's identities. The choices these women made regarding family, work, schooling, and material wealth redefined the boundaries of community and nation, and helped them to claim a central place in the rapidly expanding global market.

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Linda Reeder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Release date Australia

March 29th, 2003

Author

Linda Reeder

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

304

Series

Studies in Gender and History

Dimensions

153x227x25

ISBN-13

9780802085252

Product ID

2750180

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