Physical Description:print xx, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher:Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.
Contents:
A note on style -- Biographical sketches -- Introduction -- Memories of the Southern childhood -- Guiding influences and the younger years -- The move north -- Encountering the city -- The work of the domestic -- Family aspects -- Experiences with other types of employment -- Reflections on the migration and a life of work -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.