Mary Davis
- Affiliation: London Metropolitan University
Mary Davis was until August 2009 Professor of Labour History at London Metropolitan University where she was, for many years, head of the Centre for Trade Union Studies and the Deputy Director of the Working Lives Research Institute.
Books by Mary Davis
Class and Gender in British Labour History
Renewing the Debate (or starting it?)
Mary Davis
Politics constructs gender and gender constructs politics: this is a central theme in this collection of essays which seek not only to write a history that focus on women’s experiences but seeks also to analyze those dynamic forces that have shaped that history. It examines the ‘making’ of the other half of the working class women- as workers, trade unionists and political activists, and seeks to weave together intricate relationships between class and gender, particularly within… (more information)