Oral history interview with Lillian Herstein, 1970-1971.

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Oral history interview with Lillian Herstein, 1970-1971.

In 1978, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University conducted oral history interviews with trade-union women. Major subjects covered were: women in trade-unions, wages and benefits, working conditions, and social issues.

Transcript: 147 leaves ; 29 cm.

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