Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York
by Kathy Peiss
Kathy Peiss examines the leisure of working women in turn-of-the-century New York. Focusing on popular amusements and urban life, this historical study considers how entertainment fit into the experiences of women whose daily lives were shaped by work and the changing city.
About This Book
Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York explores leisure among working women in New York at the turn of the century.
Kathy Peiss focuses on the amusements and entertainment available to women whose lives were shaped by work and the city.
The book considers leisure as an important part of urban and social history.
It offers readers a focused study of working women, popular amusement, and everyday life in historical New York.
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