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Title
Silvia Ledezma oral history
Creator
Flyaway Productions
Schwartz, Harvey
Ledezma, Silvia
Date Created and/or Issued
2008-03-01
Contributing Institution
San Francisco State University, Labor Archives and Research Center
Collection
California Revealed from Labor Archives and Research Center, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State University
Rights Information
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Description
Member Carpenters Local 152 discusses her experience with physical work, tools, heights, machinery as well as cultural experience working in a male dominated labor force, and how that affects her sense of self, femininity, family, and self-worth; interview conducted for an aerial dance project by Flyaway Productions, The Ballad of Polly Ann.
Type
sound
Format
Master
Audio cassette
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
01:15:30
Identifier
csfst_000042_t01; csfst_000042_t02
Language
English
Subject
Sex discrimination in employment--United States
Sex role in the work environment
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Women construction workers--United States
Women labor union members--California
Ledezma, Silvia
Provenance
Labor Archives and Research Center, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State University
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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