Paris, along with New York, was one of the main centres of the fashion industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. But although New York based garment w

This book explores gendered aspects in the memory of work by looking at auto/biographical narratives and political writings of women workers in the garment indu

A 2022 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner This book offers qualitative researchers an entrée into the world of working with archival repositories and special co

An illustrated history of the evolution of British women's cycle wear. The bicycle in Victorian Britain is often celebrated as a vehicle of women's liberation.

This book argues for the importance of narrative theories which consider gender and sexuality through the analysis of a diverse range of texts and media. Classi