"To Act as Interpreter": Organizing Labor(s) in the Ladies' Christian Union.
The article discusses the challenges faced by working-class women in the Ladies' Christian Union, focusing on the role of recording secretaries in interpreting and reframing conversations to bridge class differences. It analyzes the rhetorical strategies used in meeting minutes to construct a collec...
| Publicado en: | Legacy (07484321) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 284 - 293 |
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University of Nebraska Press
2024
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