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Web Exhibit Announcement: I AM a Man
Posted March 28th, 2012 by jruss
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April 4, 2012 marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King had traveled to Memphis in the spring of 1968 to lend his support to striking sanitation workers, members of AFSCME Local 1733. We're pleased to announce the launch of a new web exhibit, created in conjunction with the Wayne State University Library System, explaining the events of that spring. Please visit the exhibit and share widely: (http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/iamaman/).
Johanna Russ was the Archivist for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from 2008 until 2013.
Subject Focus: Women in Labor Unions
Posted March 15th, 2012 by drice
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- Affirmative action
- AFSCME
- American Federation of Teachers
- Civil rights
- CLUW
- Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.)
- Equality
- Feldman, Sandra
- Feminism
- Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley
- Huerta, Dolores, 1930-
- Jeffrey, Mildred, 1911-2004
- Kraus, Dorothy
- Labor
- Labor movement
- Labor unions
- Madar, Olga M.
- Pay equity
- SEIU
- Subject focus
- UAW
- Wolfgang, Myra, 1914-1976
- Women
- Women employees
- Women in the labor movement
- Women's rights
- Workers' rights
- Working class women
“We didn’t come here to swap recipes!” Those words, uttered by Myra Wolfgang during the first Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) convention in 1974 set the tone for an agenda aimed at increasing women’s involvement and influence in labor unions. Coming on the heels of landmark legislation such as the Equal Pay Act (1963), the Civil Rights Act (1964), and the Equal Employment Opportunities Act (1972), the formation of CLUW institutionalized the long-held ambitions of individual female union members to participate more fully in the labor movement. read more »
In Memoriam — Winnie Fraser
Posted March 2nd, 2012 by mosmith
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Dr. Winifred Fraser passed away on February 29, 2012, at the age of 88. Fraser was a professor and dean at Wayne State University for 30 years, and was married to former United Automobile Workers President Doug Fraser for over 40 years.
A native Detroiter, Dr. Fraser rose from modest beginnings, working as a drill press operator and bookkeeper before earning a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit. read more »
Subject Focus: Women's History at the Reuther Library
Posted March 1st, 2012 by wlefevre
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The Reuther Library celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at some of the significant collections housed in the library that deal with the role of women in the urban landscape in Southeast Michigan.
Edith L. Christenson held positions in the Women’s Trade Union League, the Chorus Equity Association, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Public Affairs. The papers of Ms. Christenson document her work as a YMCA canteen worker during World War I and her involvement in the labor and cooperative movements and as an advocate for adult education. Of particular interest is a scrapbook documenting her travels around the world in 1925. read more »
