From Colony to Class : The Changing Consciousness of Franco-American Textile Workers in Waterville, Maine, 1934-1954
Dublin Core
Title
From Colony to Class : The Changing Consciousness of Franco-American Textile Workers in Waterville, Maine, 1934-1954
Description
Thesis examining the textile workers of Waterville, Maine during the New Deal Era. Descriptions of an observable transition in the Franco American community from an ethnicity-based cohesion to a consciousness and way of life organized by class. An attempt to situate the origins of assimilation and social disintegration of the Franco American communities in the early 20th century. A labor history of the Waterville, Maine area in the early 20th century. The changes in Waterville's workers' attitudes toward organized labor, especially following the 1934 general strike along the American East Coast. The development of class identity as seen in Waterville worker demonstrations in the later 1930s.
Creator
LaFlamme, Matthew R.
Date
1994-12-00
Language
en
Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Identifier
Coverage
1934-1954; Waterville, Maine
Contribution Form
Zotero
Num Pages
101
Place
Orono, Maine
Thesis Type
M.A., History
University
University of Maine at Orono