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Description
President, United Educators of San Francisco; officer, American Federation of Teachers; worked as a high school teacher for nearly thirty years at Lincoln and Lowell high schools; describes her involvement with school unions, 1955-1970, and her rise to become president of the United Educators of San Francisco in 1984; discusses her views on bilingual education, violence in schools, the California Teachers Association, and the American Federation of Teachers, as well as the influence of her father, former San Francisco mayor John Francis Shelley.
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
3 Tapes of 3
Identifier
Oral History Collection csfst_000011_t1; csfst_000011_t2; csfst_000011_t3
Language
English
Subject
Labor unions--California--San Francisco--History Teachers' unions--California--History Teachers--California--San Francisco--Interviews Women in the labor movement--California Women labor leaders--California--Interviews American Federation of Teachers California Teachers Association Shelley, John Francis United Educators of San Francisco
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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