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100 1 a| White, Heather M.,e| author.;

245 10 a| Chowan's best :b| women, labor and change in the Bertie County herring industry /c| by Heather M. White.;

264 0 c| 2004.;

300 a| 203 leaves :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 29 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2004;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of History.;

500 a| Advisor: Karin Zipf;

520 3 a| The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of female labor in the declining herring industry in Bertie County, North Carolina during the later twentieth century. This paper argues that women's changing work patterns contributed to the decline of the local herring industry. Operating in the early spring months and for only short durations, the herring industry utilized the work of women who were otherwise idle during slow periods of agriculture. The supplemental work provided much needed income to already struggling families. Women provided the mobile labor force that supplied labor to seasonal industries, such as the fishery. Chapter one addresses the role of agricultural mechanization in the decline of seasonal labor. Chapter two considers the function of race relations and civil rights that create new opportunities for African American women. Chapter three assesses the influx of industrialization that provides new possibilities for women in the region. As race, class, and gender intersect each influence the labor source available to the herring industry, therefore, contributing greatly to its decline.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-201).;

650 0 a| Herring industryz| North Carolinaz| Bertie County.;

650 0 a| Women employeesz| North Carolinaz| Bertie County.;

651 0 a| Bertie County (N.C.);

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650 7 a| Women employees2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01177615;

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700 1 a| Zipf, Karin L.,d| 1968-e| degree supervisor.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxtjTpVrCP7DXjB4jjVyb;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of History.;

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Chowan's best : women, labor and change in the Bertie County herring industry / by Heather M. White.

Author/creator	White, Heather M. author.
Other author	Zipf, Karin L., 1968- degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of History.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Production	2004.
Description	203 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Herring industry--North Carolina. --Bertie County. Women employees--North Carolina. --Bertie County. Bertie County (N.C.)

Summary	The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of female labor in the declining herring industry in Bertie County, North Carolina during the later twentieth century. This paper argues that women's changing work patterns contributed to the decline of the local herring industry. Operating in the early spring months and for only short durations, the herring industry utilized the work of women who were otherwise idle during slow periods of agriculture. The supplemental work provided much needed income to already struggling families. Women provided the mobile labor force that supplied labor to seasonal industries, such as the fishery. Chapter one addresses the role of agricultural mechanization in the decline of seasonal labor. Chapter two considers the function of race relations and civil rights that create new opportunities for African American women. Chapter three assesses the influx of industrialization that provides new possibilities for women in the region. As race, class, and gender intersect each influence the labor source available to the herring industry, therefore, contributing greatly to its decline.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of History.
General note	Advisor: Karin Zipf
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2004
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-201).
Genre/form	dissertations.
Genre/form	Academic theses
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Thèses et écrits académiques.

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