Barry, Clemmie Shuck,
Clemmie Shuck Barry was an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA). Notably, she participated in the 1934 strike at Sam Finkelstein & Sons in Norfolk, Va., and acted as chief organizer during the 1936 strike at Friedman-Harry Marks Clothing Co. in Richmond, Va. She was active in the Communist Party in San Francisco in the late 1930s and 1940s, and worked as real estate agent in Marin County, Calif., in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
From the description of Clemmie Shuck Barry oral history and papers, 1931-1978 (bulk 1975-1978). (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 613653854
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