Changing the Game

“A wonderful and highly readable addition to the Las Vegas literature, and a significant contribution to our understanding of women, gaming, and corporate power.” —Susan Chandler, associate professor of social work at the University of Nevada, Reno, and coauthor of Casino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places

“A valuable and significant contribution to scholarship on women’s work in postwar America. Goodwin’s analysis draws out the complexity of these women’s lived experiences.” —Elizabeth Jameson, professor of history at the University of Calgary and author of All That Glitters: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek

"Changing the Game, a meticulous and respectful analysis of women workers, makes a notable contribution to women's labor history. Goodwin has written a game changer." —Western Historical Quarterly

“Changing the Game, a meticulous and respectful analysis of women workers, makes a notable contribution to women’s labor history. Goodwin has written a game changer.” —Western Historical Quarterly ~Western Historical Quarterly

“Goodwin’s findings are an important addition to understanding the history of woman and labor. She teased out the ways that women worked throughout their lives and blended child rearing and participating in the work force. . . These oral histories allow for a better understanding of these tensions and women’s roles in the Las Vegas work force.” —The Journal of American History ~The Journal of American History