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This collection of instructional materials focuses on education and awareness of gender discrimination in the workplace and occupational training programs for women in nontraditional jobs, trades, and unions. This collection also contains five social/political pamphlets from the Radical Education Project, and one pamphlet from the Berkeley-Oakland Women’s Union, a Socialist feminist organization of women against sexism and exploitation.

Abstract This collection documents Tonie Jones' activities as a union steward and her work in organizing women office workers. The resource material files contain a number of articles and pamphlets about union organizing written by and about women. The collection also contains 11 cartons of unprocessed additions collected by Jones while she served as Local 3 steward. Materials include safety and health committee information, union election documents, union meeting minutes, Labor Council minutes,...

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Sound recording of interview with Madeline Mixer conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Recalls classes from Clark Kerr, UC Berkeley, and work for UC's Heller Committee for research in social economics; contains rich assessment of Women's Bureau leadership in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s, and in-depth coverage of own pioneering advocacy of non-traditional job training and placement for women, 1972-1996.

Abstract The Madeline Mixer Papers contain materials created and collected primarily during Madeline Mixer's tenure (1962-1995) as the director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau Region IX office. The focus of Mixer's work as director was on working women, and especially women working in nontraditional occupations. The collection includes materials generated by the Department of Labor and other federal departments, and the national Women's Bureau based in Washington, D.C. There are...