Oral history interview with Angela Gizzi Ward, 1977.

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Oral history interview with Angela Gizzi Ward, 1977.

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: 139 leaves ; 29 cm.

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