Tradeswomen, Inc.
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Molly Martin Tradeswomen Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-061
Abstract
This collection documents the professional life of Molly Martin, an electrician and city building inspector, and her involvement with the labor and nontraditional women's occupation movement in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as in national tradeswomen's groups and projects. Materials include: documents related to career development including apprenticeship and vocational programs; reports; periodicals; flyers; clippings; conference and workshop material; material related to Tradeswomen...
Dates:
1971-2018; undated
Madeline Mixer Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-005
Abstract
This collection documents the contributions and achievements of Madeline Mixer, a former director of Region IX of the United States Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau in regards to creating equal employment opportunities, training, and education for women working in trades’ professions. Materials include: documents regarding California construction projects such as the Cypress Replacement Project and Oakland Federal Project, papers, reports, newsletters, and statistics related to the United...
Dates:
1953-2015; Majority of material found within 1986-1999
Vivian Price Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2008-004
Abstract
This collection documents the academic and professional life of Dr. Vivian Price, a political scientist, videographer, and union electrician, who has played an active role in the labor and non-traditional women’s occupation movement in Los Angeles, California. Materials include: legal and business papers, labor union records, professional organization and conference materials, correspondence, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, ephemera, lectures, miscellaneous academic papers,...
Dates:
1970-2015; undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1997
Lynn Shaw Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2008-005
Abstract
This collection documents the academic and professional life of Dr. Lynn Shaw, a professor of electrical technology at Long Beach City College who has been a key figure in the labor and nontraditional women's occupation movement in Southern California as well as in national tradeswomen's groups. Materials include: professional organization and conference materials; materials concerning career development, including apprenticeship and curricular programs; reports; periodicals; Dr. Shaw's...
Dates:
1937-2019; undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2005
Pat Williams Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-031
Abstract
This collection documents the academic and professional life of Pat Williams- a former union operating engineer. Also an advocate for women in trades, Williams has participated in the labor and non-traditional women’s occupation movement in Southern California. Materials in this collection include: correspondence; personal papers; materials related to International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE); newsletters; magazines; and other documents collected from trades unions; and tradeswomen...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950-2010; undated; 1895-2023; undated
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Building trades -- California 4
- Diversity in the workplace 4
- Labor laws and legislation -- California 4
- Labor union members -- United States 4
- Sex discrimination in employment 4
- Women -- Employment 4
- Affirmative action programs -- California 3
- Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States 3
- Occupational training for women -- United States 3
- Women in the labor movement -- California 3
- Career development -- Curricula 2
- Career development -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2
- Career development -- Sex differences 2
- Gender and education 2
- Gender and work 2
- Occupational training for women 2
- San Francisco (Calif.) 2
- Sex role and globalization 2
- Women in the labor movement 2
- Affirmative action programs 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Baltimore (Md.) 1
- Beijing (China) 1
- Berkeley (Calif.) 1
- Building trades -- Asia 1
- Career development -- Planning 1
- City of Kansas (Mo.) 1
- Discrimination in employment -- United States 1
- India 1
- Japan 1
- Labor union members -- United States -- Interviews 1
- Long Beach (Calif.) 1
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 1
- New Orleans (La.) 1
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Nontraditional employment for women -- United States 1
- Oakland (Calif.) 1
- Pakistan 1
- San Diego (Calif.) 1
- Seattle (Wash.) 1
- Taiwan 1
- Thailand 1
- Vocational education 1
- Washington (D.C.) 1 ∧ less
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