Oral history interview with Ah Quon McElrath, 1976.

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Oral history interview with Ah Quon McElrath, 1976.

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: 62 leaves ; 29 cm.

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