Jean-Margaret Strauss oral history
Content Description
Audiotape and transcription of interview with one of the first female sheet metal workers in the Bay Area. In her oral history, Jean-Margaret Strauss describes the discrimination and obstacles she faced as a female tradeswoman, the skills and experiences she gained on the job, and her relationship with the Sheet Metal Workers Local 104.
Dates
- December 13, 2013
Creator
- Beck, Judith (Donor, Person)
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions
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Biography
Jean-Margaret Strauss served as the first female sheet metal worker in San Mateo Local 272. She began her apprenticeship in 1977, just prior to the merging of the San Francisco-San Mateo locals into one single union: Sheet Metal Local 104. Prior to that, Strauss worked as a solar specialist for an environmental lobbying group.
Extent
2 Cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Sound recording and transcription of interview with one of the first female sheet metal workers in the Bay Area, Jean-Margaret Strauss, conducted by Judith Beck. In her oral history, Strauss describes the discrimination and obstacles she faced as a female tradeswoman, the skills and experiences she gained on the job, and her relationship with the Sheet Metal Workers Local 104.
Acquisition
Interview conducted by Judith Beck, 2013.
Creator
- Beck, Judith (Donor, Person)
- Strauss, Jean-Margaret (Interviewee, Person)
- Title
- Jean-Margaret Strauss Oral History
- Author
- Finding aid produced by Marissa Friedman.
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English.
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu