Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace
- ISBN-10
- 1904109047
- ISBN-13
- 9781904109044
- Pages
- 375
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hastings Press
- Author
- Helena Wojtczak
Description
This book grew out of a sense of dismay at being unable to read the history of my female railway predecessors.While men have always been the majority of the railway workforce, transport historians have ignored or belittled women's contribution. In some cases the exclusion has been absolute; in others there is merely a fleeting mention, and condescending praise of, war-workers, or a passing reference to women crossing keepers.
