Eleanor Gordon's book is a significant work ... Gordon's overview of the trade union movement is in fact a preamble to a fascinating assessment of militancy among women workers. ... thoroughly researched, soundly argued, and full of theoretically informed insights ... this is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of women and labor protest. Indeed, it will take its place as one of the groundbreaking new studies that demonstrate the imperative for feminist theory to be intergrated into labor history.

• Abbreviations; Introduction; Women's employment in Scotland 1850-1914; The Trade Union Movement in Scotland; Women, Trade Unionism, and Industrial Militancy 1850-1890; The mill, the factory and the community in Dundee's jute industry 1860-1914; Disputes in Dundee's jute industry; Women and Trade Unionism 1890-1914; Women and working-class politics 1900-1914; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Eleanor Gordon's book is a significant work ... Gordon's overview of the trade union movement is in fact a preamble to a fascinating assessment of militancy among women workers. ... thoroughly researched, soundly argued, and full of theoretically informed insights ... this is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of women and labor protest. Indeed, it will take its place as one of the groundbreaking new studies that demonstrate the imperative for feminist theory to be intergrated into labor history.

• Abbreviations; Introduction; Women's employment in Scotland 1850-1914; The Trade Union Movement in Scotland; Women, Trade Unionism, and Industrial Militancy 1850-1890; The mill, the factory and the community in Dundee's jute industry 1860-1914; Disputes in Dundee's jute industry; Women and Trade Unionism 1890-1914; Women and working-class politics 1900-1914; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index