Women in the great migration: Economic activity of black and white southern-born female migrants in 1920, 1940, and 1970

Social Science History

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-455

  White, Katherine J Curtis ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 25444510832     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-29-3-413     Document Type: Article

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