| By Jane LaTour |
| Sisters in the Brotherhoods |
| Photo by Jon Bloom |
| Photo by Clarence Elie-Rivera |
| Stationary Engineer |
| Plumber |
| Elevator Mechanic |
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| What's Inside? |
| Table of Contents |
Writing
Tradeswomen
into History
Tradeswomen
into History
Rosie’s Daughters
United Tradeswomen:
Organizing for the
Guaranteed Right to Work
In Any Job
United Tradeswomen:
Organizing for the
Guaranteed Right to Work
In Any Job
| Construction |
The Agencies
“Sticking to the Union”
Uncivil Service at the Board of
Education
Double Vision: Breaking Down
Doors at the FDNY
Uncivil Service at the Board of
Education
Double Vision: Breaking Down
Doors at the FDNY
Learning to Labor on High Steel
When Worlds Collide: The First
Women in Electricians’
Local 3
“Ticket to Ride”
When Worlds Collide: The First
Women in Electricians’
Local 3
“Ticket to Ride”
| Technology |
From Economics to Electronics:
The Making of an Activist
That’s Just the Way It Was:
AT&T and the Struggle for
Equal Opportunity
The Making of an Activist
That’s Just the Way It Was:
AT&T and the Struggle for
Equal Opportunity
Transportation
Woman on the Move
| Moving Forward |
| Against the Grain Getting Past Pioneering |
| Epilogue |
Where Are They Now?
| Firefighter |
| Ironworker |
| Electrician |
| In 1982, even before Probationary Firefighter Brenda Berkman’s arrival at her first assignment, firefighters had already formed opinions about her. “It was impossible for me to keep a low profile,” she said. Read more. |
| ...Yvone Maitin provides an answer to an important question: despite the horrific treatment that many women...have experienced from their unions, why is it that so many continue to hold a very pro-union position? Read more. |
Joi Beard was born into
a blue-collar family in
Kentucky...In 1979, she
entered the Local 369
IBEW apprenticeship pro-
gram in Louisville. “Back
then, only two women
were in the trade down
there...” Read more.
a blue-collar family in
Kentucky...In 1979, she
entered the Local 369
IBEW apprenticeship pro-
gram in Louisville. “Back
then, only two women
were in the trade down
there...” Read more.
...Janine Blackwelder
became the first “cowgirl”
of the sky in New York
City....standing 5 feet, 7
inches tall, slender, with a
heart-shaped face and a
pixie haircut, she didn’t fit
the popular image of an
ironworker. Read more.
became the first “cowgirl”
of the sky in New York
City....standing 5 feet, 7
inches tall, slender, with a
heart-shaped face and a
pixie haircut, she didn’t fit
the popular image of an
ironworker. Read more.
Margarita Suarez
studied computer science
in college and then went
to work in the field....
Eventually she decided to
take up a trade and
applied to become an
apprentice elevator
mechanic. Read more.
studied computer science
in college and then went
to work in the field....
Eventually she decided to
take up a trade and
applied to become an
apprentice elevator
mechanic. Read more.
Elaine Ward saw a
journeyman’s card as...a
passport to a trade that
would enable her to earn a
good living and to travel...
she couldn’t foresee the
hardships she would
undergo trying to find
work...Read more.
journeyman’s card as...a
passport to a trade that
would enable her to earn a
good living and to travel...
she couldn’t foresee the
hardships she would
undergo trying to find
work...Read more.