Trainor, Augusta M.

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Feminist and socialist, Augusta (Cappella) Trainor grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where her father worked for the railroad. She graduated from high school in 1934, inspired by her teachers to read extensively on notable American women. In 1936 she met socialist leader and birth control advocate Dr. Antoinette Konikow and joined the Trotskyist movement. In 1937 she married Lawrence Trainor, a newpaper printer who became a leader in the Socialist Workers Party; they had two children. Trainor worked in a garment factory, a bindery, and an auto plant, and at Boeing in Seattle, where she gave orientation classes for union women. A founder of Mass Choice, 9to5, Coalition of Labor Union Women, and Boston Women United, Trainor also taught women's liberation and women's history classes in the Boston area.

From the description of Papers, 1929-1991 (inclusive), 1969-1991 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008902

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referencedIn Carden, Maren Lockwood. Papers, 1969-1979 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Trainor, Augusta M. Papers, 1929-1991 (inclusive), 1969-1991 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn International Women's Day (1970 : Cambridge, Mass.). Notes and program, 1970. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Women United. corporateBody
associatedWith Carden, Maren Lockwood. person
associatedWith International Women's Day (1970 : Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Konikow, Antoinette F., 1869- person
associatedWith Luscomb, Florence, 1887- person
associatedWith Mass Choice (Organization : Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Workers Party. corporateBody
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Massachusetts
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Feminism
Pro-choice movement
Pro-life movement
Women's rights
Working class women
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Active 1991

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