Sheli Lulkin papers, 1962-1979.

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Sheli Lulkin papers, 1962-1979.

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The collection contains correspondence, newsletters, minutes, speeches, reports, and pamphlets. The material pertains to education, the American Federation of Teachers, the Equal Rights Amendment, and women's rights.

13.5 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7756284

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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American Federation of Teachers

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Joyce Wheeler was a member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a national teachers' labor union founded in 1900. She was particularly active in the United Action Caucus (UAC), a rank and file organization within the AFT. The UAC took stands on various issues within the American educational system, supported progressive politics in general, and campaigned for internal democracy within the AFT. Members of the Communist Party USA are thought to have played an important role in the UAC. Wh...

Lulkin, Sheli.

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Sheli Lulkin was a high school teacher with the Chicago Public Schools as well as a labor and women's rights activist. Lulkin was active in the leadership of the Chicago Teacher's Union until 1976 when she was asked to step down amid accusations that she was an informant for the Chicago Police Department's "Red Squad." Lulkin was also a member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Illinois Women's Political Caucus, the Illinois Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Action Alliance,...