Working class women

Love Letters

drice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:32:36 -0500

Whether you celebrate the 14th of February or not, the day provides a good opportunity to take a closer look at some of the intimate stories contained within the Reuther's collections. While our purpose for collecting personal papers lies in their connections to organizations or social movements that help our understanding of the history of labor, metropolitan Detroit, or Wayne State University, it is often impossible to separate the private person from his/her public accomplishments. There is perhaps no better example of this than the Matilda Robbins Papers and the story of a deep love contained within. 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 »

(31883) Female SEIU Member Operating an Addressograph, 1956

aorchard — Sat, 31 May 2014 08:50:25 -0400

Margaret Connolly operates the Elliott Addressograph.

(37643) Matilda and Vita

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:20:35 -0500

Matilda and Vita on a trip from New York to Los Angeles, with Fred Moore.

(37644) Vita and Matilda Robbins

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:22:13 -0500

Taken by Fred Moore in 1925, coming across country from New York to California.

(37645) Matilda and Vita on the beach, [Massachusetts], probably 1921.

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:23:43 -0500

(37646) Los Angeles, California, Matilda and Vita

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:25:57 -0500

(37647) Vita and Matilda, Big Tujunga.

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:44:53 -0500

(37648) Matilda and Vita, August 1944

drice — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:27:15 -0500

Mother is wearing her Russian blouse. I am pregnant.

[Podcast] The Worthy Wages Movement for Childcare Workers

teller — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:45:29 -0400

Dr. Justine Modica discusses the Worthy Wages movement centered in Seattle from the 1980s through the 2000s. read more »