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Class And Gender Roles In The Company Towns Of Millinocket And East Millinocket, Maine, And Benham And Lynch, Kentucky, 1901-2004: A Comparative History, Betty Duff
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Company towns were products of nineteenth and early twentieth century attempts to attract and control the labor force needed for industrial production outside of urban areas. A comparison of the paper mill towns of Millinocket and East Millinocket. Maine, with the coal mining towns of Benham and Lynch, Kentucky, explores different management philosophies and methods of labor control employed in towns constructed by corporations in the early twentieth century. Great Northern Paper built Millinocket and East Millinocket; United States Coal and Coke, a subsidiary of United States Steel built Lynch, and Wisconsin Steel, a subsidiary of International Harvester, built Benham. …
Umaine Professor Studies Earnings Gap, Peter Cook
Umaine Professor Studies Earnings Gap, Peter Cook
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The issue of pay equity between men and women in the United States is one that ignites emotions and inspires campaign promises. A University of Maine professor, working with a colleague at Rutgers University, has recently written a paper that examines the debate from a unique perspective.