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Women
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Made in L.A. 
 Companion website to a documentary that "follows the remarkable journey of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles's garment factories and their struggle for self-empowerment as they wage a three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table." Features an essay about immigration myths and realities (also in Spanish), commentary, film update, classroom materials, discussion guide, behind-the-scenes material, and related books and videos. From P.O.V. http://www.pbs.org/pov/madeinla/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Labor Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Mother Jones: The Woman
Article from Mother Jones magazine about its namesake Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). The article notes that "few remember much about Mother Jones, who battled corporate presidents and politicians, who went to jail repeatedly for organizing workers, and who converted tens of thousands of Americans to the labor movement and the left." Discusses her work as an organizer for the United Mine Workers in the 1890s and related activities. http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2001/05/motherjones_gorn.html Topics: Families, Geology, History, Industries, Labor, Notable People: Women, Technology, United States History Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Rosie the Riveter Trust
Information about the activities to honor the 18 million women who were "welders, machinists, mechanics, draftswomen, pipe fitters, electricians, boilermakers" and other trade workers during World War II. Includes background material for the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, near the Richmond (CA) Shipyards. The "current events" information has not been updated, but most links work. http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ Topics: History, Labor Last updated Nov 13, 2001 Survey of Business Owners (SBO)
"The Survey of Business Owners (SBO), formerly known as the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE/SWOBE), provides statistics that describe the composition of U.S. businesses by gender, Hispanic or Latino origin, and race." Find reports and data from the 2002 surveys (most released in 2006), and from the past two surveys (1997 and 1992). From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/econ/sbo/index.html Topics: Business, Labor, Statistics Last updated Sep 22, 2009 U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
Established by Congress in 1920, the Women's Bureau "is the only federal agency mandated to represent the needs of wage-earning women in the public policy process." The site provides information about regional offices, fact sheets and other publications, statistics, press releases, and speeches. Also includes information about bureau history, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and links to state resources. Searchable. http://www.dol.gov/wb/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Social Issues, Women Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (1971-1982)
An exhibit of photographs of people and activities of the Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (Union WAGE), "an organization of socialist and progressive women from 1971 through 1982. It supported women organizing in the work place and included struggles for democratic rank and file unions." The photographs were taken by Cathy Cade from 1970 through 1975; many include images of workers on strike. From the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/exhibit/cade/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Women Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Women's Labor History Links
A good directory of links to general women's labor history resources, labor song lyrics, biographies of women leaders (including Mother Jones, Lucy Parsons, Dolores Huerta, and Karen Silkwood), and organizations such as the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Women's Trade Union League. Some information also available in Spanish. From the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). http://www.afscme.org/publications/12441.cfm Topics: History, Labor, Notable People, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Oct 27, 2006 |
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