City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2011 When Women Migrate: Children and Caring Labor in Puebla, Mexico Denise Geraci Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1806 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] When Women Migrate: Children and Caring Labor in Puebla, Mexico by Denise Geraci A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2011 ii © 2011 DENISE GERACI All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Ida Susser [required signature ] Date Chair of Examining Committee Gerald Creed [required signature] Date Executive Officer Ida Susser Marc Edelman Donald Robotham Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv Abstract WHEN WOMEN MIGRATE: CHILDREN AND CARING LABOR IN PUEBLA, MEXICO by Denise Geraci Adviser: Professor Ida Susser This investigation concerns children and caregivers in Santa Ursula, a town in Puebla, Mexico, from which many women have migrated to the United States in recent years. The expansion of female migration since the 1980s and children who remain behind in women’s poorer nations of origin, where households, communities and governments assume their care, are salient features of global economic restructuring (Hondagneu-Sotelo 2001).