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Mildred Jeffrey Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000300
Abstract
Mildred 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...
Dates:
1920 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1979
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Toni Swanger Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001777
Abstract
An active member of the Detroit women's rights movement, journalist Toni Swanger worked with the Detroit Women's Radio Workshop on programming for the Detroit public radio station WDET, and served in various roles for Detroit newspaper, Metro Times, including production manager and managing editor. Ms. Swanger's papers reflect her interest in women's issues and document her career as an activist and radio and print journalist.
Dates:
1951-2000; Majority of material found within 1970s-1994
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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