Women in the labor movement
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Sue Doro Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-013
Abstract
This collection is related to Sue Doro, a woman who worked as a machinist for over thirty-five years, and wrote poetry about her experiences as a machinist, and her life. It includes newspapers and publications related to her poetry books, apperances, and poetry readings; permissions; copyright; publications; correspondence; and other material related to Sue Doro and women tradeswomen.
Dates:
Fall 1979-September 16, 2011
FireWork Newsletter Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-008
Abstract
This collection contains issues of FireWork: Women in Fire Suppression newsletters from 1982-1999.
Dates:
Publication: 1982-1999
Holt Labor Library pamphlet and subject file collection
Collection
Identifier: HLL-2019-001
Abstract
This collection contains pamphlets, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera related to labor movements and issues, Anarchism, Communism, Marxism, Socialism, Trotskyism, civil rights, anti-war and peace movements, the Soviet Union and the Russian Revolution, and related subjects in the arts, sciences, religion, sports, economics, education, and government.
Dates:
1902-2016; Majority of material found within 1930-1970
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
Brigid O'Farrell Tradeswomen Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-035
Abstract
This collection documents the academic and professional career of Brigid O’Farrell, an activist and independent scholar within the women’s labor rights movement. The material briefly includes her time as a student in graduate school, as a researcher for the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College, and as an active member in various tradeswomen and women's rights organizations, such as Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the National Council of Women’s Organization, and more, as an...
Dates:
1976-2022; undated
Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2013-003
Abstract
The Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. (OTI) collection contains correspondence, budgets, reports, clippings, newsletters, grant proposals, conference and event materials, papers of other trades organizations, videocassettes, and other materials relating to OTI. The bulk of the materials within this collection focus on OTI’s grant funded and community based projects, and events. Materials related to the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant primarily focus on the...
Dates:
1973-2022, undated; Majority of material found within 1991-2003
Tradeswomen Archive Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-036
Abstract
This collection contains articles; clippings; magazines; newsletters; t-shirts; stickers; pins; tote bags; conference programs; photographs; flyers; and other material donated by women who worked in trades' professions (tradeswomen) such as: electricians, ironworkers, carpenters, and other trades. Also included is material related to tradeswomen involvement in labor unions, and the nontraditional women's occupation movement. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives...
Dates:
1971-2023; undated; Majority of material found within 1990-2020