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O'Farrell, Brigid; Kornbluh, Joyce L. – 1996
This book recognizes 11 women who helped to build the U.S. labor movement. In chapters based on oral history interviews, they tell stories illustrating the turmoil, hardships, and accomplishments of thousands of other union women activists. Chapter 1, "An Overview: And Not Falling Out," describes individual differences, connecting themes, and…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Employed Women
Peer reviewedHill, Herbert – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1982
Reviews the Black experience in U.S. labor unions since the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. Notes that a critical barometer of labor's progressive impact is its treatment of minority and female workers. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Employment, Blacks, Court Litigation
