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 industry. The author draws on cutting edge theoretical approaches and insights in memory studies, neo-materialism and discourse analysis, particularly looking at entanglements and intra-act

Maria Tamboukou is Professor of Feminist Studies and co-director of the Centre for Narrative Research at the University of East London, UK.

Introduction: Paris and New York: Geographies and Histories in the Garment Industry

1. A Narrative Approach to Archival Research

2. Gendered Traces in the Memory of Work

3. Jeanne Bouvier: A Feminist Seamstress and Writer in Paris

4. Rose Pesotta: A Migrant Dressmaker and Labour Organiser in the US

5. Aesthetics and Politics in Writing Memory

Conclusion: Remembering / Imagining