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Candice Owley Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 3: O-Si, Folder: 2

Identifier: LOH002232

Abstract In 1993, health care labor leader and nurse activist Candice Owley was among 27 women interviewed as part of the Women of Wisconsin Labor Oral History Project and the resulting book, "Like Our Sisters Before Us." The project was directed by Joanne Ricca and most of the interviews, including Owley's, were conducted by Jamakaya. The collection consists of a printed transcript. Owley talks about her background, training and education, entry into nursing, changes over time in hospital practices and...

Dates: 1993-05-12

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Irene Young Marinovich Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 8

Identifier: LOH002328

Abstract In 1974, Susan Hartmann and Lucy Haessler interviewed Irene Young Marinovich, a veteran GM worker and local UAW leader at Detroit auto plants, including the General Motors Ternstedt Plant. Collection consists of the interview recording and transcript about the UAW and conditions for women workers in Detroit-area auto plants during the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1974-03-09

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Mary McGough Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002222

Abstract In 1970, Dennis East and Donald Haynes of the Reuther Library and Jim Robinson of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers interviewed educator and labor leader Mary McGough, a founding member of the American Federation of Teachers local in St. Paul and co-organizer of the nation's first organized teachers' strike. Collection consists of an interview transcript. McGough discusses her background, career as an educator and administrator, and, especially, her labor involvement, including the St. Paul...

Dates: 1970-10-01

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Olga Madar Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 7

Identifier: LOH002293

Abstract In 1994, professor of sociology Silke Roth interviewed UAW labor leader and women's and minority rights champion Olga Madar, who spearheaded the formation of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). Collection consists of the interview transcript about the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

Dates: 1994-05-21

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU District 925 Legacy Project Oral Histories

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Identifier: LOH002073

Abstract The SEIU District 925 Legacy Project, conducted 2005-2007, aimed through a series of oral history interviews to chronicle the organization’s 20-year history (1981-2001) and provide insight into the relationship between the women’s movement and organized labor, during a time of great social and technological change. The project gathered interviews from women, and some men, involved in the founding and growth of District 925 and its efforts, with the association 9to5, National Association of...

Dates: 2005-01-25 - 2007-03-09

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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