- Published: 1 September 2018
- ISBN: 9780807033197
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 248
- RRP: $59.99
Household Workers Unite
The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement
- Published: 1 September 2018
- ISBN: 9780807033197
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 248
- RRP: $59.99
"An iconoclastic history of African American women who organized and lobbied to improve their working conditions."
--Shelf Awareness
"Household Workers Unite is the story of "the help" helping themselves. GIVE IT TO: Anyone still gushing about The Help."
--Bitch
"As the ugliness of racism today wrenches our hearts, rendering a feeling of helplessness, it is restorative to learn about the empowering leadership of black women domestic workers and civil rights activists who have helped change laws and policies--and to whom we are all indebted."
--Sheila Bapat, Feministing
&Nadasen's book is a powerful reminder that 20th century activism, led by some truly incredible women, has helped to make our present-day victories possible."
--Rachel M. Cohen, The American Prospect
"One of the most daring labor movements of the civil rights era started not on the factory floor, but in the kitchen...Nadasen's account comes at a particularly relevant moment...Household Workers Unite calls on feminists to once again redefine the workplace, together and on their own terms. Home may be where the heart is, but it's also where the fight is."
--Michelle Chen, Ms.