Jeffrey, Mildred, 1911-2004

Mildred Jeffrey Papers

drice — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:19:31 -0500

Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey worked as an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, as Educational Director of the Pennsylvania Joint Board of Shirt Workers, as a consultant to the War Labor Board, as Director of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Women’s Bureau, and as Director for UAW Community Relations and Consumer Affairs Departments. Ms. Jeffrey was also active in the Democratic Party and was a founding member and chair of the National Organization of Women’s (NOW) political arm, the National Women’s Political Caucus.

Part 1 of Ms. Jeffrey’s papers document her extensive work for women’s rights and the labor movement and reflect her commitment to social justice. Part 2 primarily documents the last 30 years of her life during which Jeffrey became an activist in the many social and political movements of the time, including women’s rights, civil rights, reproductive rights and peace.

UAW Community Relations Department: Mildred Jeffrey Records

drice — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:33:08 -0500

Subjects include: women’s rights; civil rights; consumer protection; Detroit youth programs

Urban Environment Conference (UEC) Records

drice — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:09:42 -0400

The Urban Environment Conference (UEC) grew out of an effort in 1971 by Michigan Senator Philip Hart to provide a forum for the discussion of problems and issues of joint concern to urban reform groups, environmentalists, and organized labor. Within a year, most of the participants decided to organize the group as a non-profit corporation with both advocacy and clearinghouse functions, including lobbying, education and publicity, fundraising, leadership training, technical assistance on program development, and coalition-building. While protecting on-the-job and community health has been the Conference’s priority issue, UEC also has a notable record on energy, mass transit, fair housing and full employment.

The Urban Environment Conference Collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes,
clippings and publications related primarily to environmental/occupational health issues affecting minorities at home and in the workplace.

On Display: "Political Campaigns" case exhibit

eclemens — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:25:15 -0500

This is your last chance to explore our latest case exhibit Political Campaigns. The display shares materials from our collections that document political campaigns from city council all the way to the President of the United States. Photographs, buttons, stickers, and related ephemera, such as press passes to national conventions and invitations to the 1960 Inaugural Ball, illustrate the vibrant ways in which campaigns are run. read more »

Oral History Heroes: Millie Jeffrey

rbizonet — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:13:12 -0500

As the Oral History Project Archivist at the Reuther Library, my job is to arrange and describe our oral history collections so researchers can find them -- work that has been made possible by a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Documenting Democracy grant awarded to the library in 2014. I’ve come to greatly admire many of the interviewees, and to be fascinated by their life stories and accomplishments. In a series of blog posts, I’ll tell about some of my “oral history heroes” and what makes them special to me. read more »

Subject Focus: WDET in the UAW Years

teller — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Metro Detroiters recognize radio station WDET 101.9 FM as Wayne State University’s local voice for National Public Radio. Prior to 1952, however, WDET served as the local voice for labor. Unhappy with the critical representation of the labor movement in newspapers and on the radio, in 1944 the United Automobile Workers filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission to run independent radio stations in six markets with strong labor ties: the UAW’s hometown of Detroit; Flint, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles; Chicago; and Newark, New Jersey. read more »

Subject Focus: Women in Labor Unions

drice — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:44:25 -0400

“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 »

Subject Focus: Women's History at the Reuther Library

wlefevre — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:40:00 -0500

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 »

(46798) Emancipation Celebration, Bilberry, Johnson, Jeffrey, Swainson, 1963

eclemens — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:27:26 -0400

Scenes from the Emancipation Celebration at Wayne State University.

Left to right: President Clarence Hilberry, Vice President Lyndon Banes Johnson, Mildred Jeffrey, Gov. John Swainson.

Portraits, Mildred Jeffrey, Undated

eclemens — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:43:41 -0500

Oil on canvas portrait of Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey, Undated.
Artist: Patricia Hill Burnett

Part of the Reuther Library Art Collection

(187) Dolores Huerta, Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey

eclemens — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:48 -0400

Dolores Huerta and Mildred "Millie" Jeffrey at an undisclosed event.

(366) UAW FEPC, staff, Detroit, Michgian

eclemens — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:40 -0500

The first staff of the Fair Employment Practices Commission Department, Detroit Michigan. Left to right: Joe Tuna, Lilian Hatcher, Mildred Jeffrey, Bill Oliver

(11303) Mildred (Millie) Jeffrey, 1960

eclemens — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:06:04 -0400

A portrait of Mildred (Millie) Jeffrey.

(28833) Lady Bird Johnson, Millie Jeffrey, Labor Day, 1964

eclemens — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:36:15 -0400

Mrs. Lyndon (Lady Bird) Johnson and Mildred Jeffrey attend a Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.