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Publication Date
11-4-2015
Abstract
Historian Brad Massey explores the intersections of industry, identity, and tourism in post–World War II Tampa. His talk, “Lingering Smoke, Laboring Women, and Latin Identities,” examines how the city’s diverse industrial base, spanning phosphate, agriculture, and military spending, shaped efforts to market a “Latin” image through Ybor City. Massey traces the tension between industrial labor, particularly among female cigar workers, and civic leaders’ attempts to rebrand Ybor as a tourist destination through initiatives like the Alcalde program and the proposed Latin Plaza. The lecture highlights how competing economic forces, Cold War politics, and gendered labor dynamics challenged Tampa’s creation of a cohesive Latin identity.
Keywords
Phosphate industry, Women cigar workers, Urban renewal, Latin American identity, Cuban Americans
Extent
00:37:55; 11 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ybor City (Fla.), Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Format
Digital only
Identifier
usf_lib_lectures-1035
Recommended Citation
Massey, Brad, "Lingering Smoke, Laboring Women, and Latin Identities" (2015). USF Library Presentations and Lectures. 35.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_lib_lectures/35
