- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Ruth Stanley oral history interview, 1995-07-07
- Creator:
- Stanley, Ruth
- Contributor to Resource:
- Lutz, Christine
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1995-07-07
- Subject:
- Labor unions--Political Activity
Labor Unions
Women in the labor movement - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Ruth Stanley was born in Fulton County, Georgia on May 6th, 1925. She grew up in a union family. In 1956, Stanley went to work for the sheet metal workers' union in their apprenticeship office. She stayed in the sheet metal apprenticeship office for thirteen years, when she left and moved to the local union office. She stayed in the local union office until she retired in 1989. She worked with the sheet metal workers for about 32 years.
In this interview, Stanley discusses her family and upbringing, including her family's union affiliation. She then thoroughly discusses her time working at the sheet metal workers' apprenticeship office. She discusses her work with labor unions, including holding offices, Local 21 OPEIU, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women. She also discusses her husband and family and how work affected her family life. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/6096
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/labor:6096/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Stanley, Ruth, interviewed by Chris Lutz, July 7, 1995, Voices of Labor Oral History Project, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:23:06
- Original Collection:
- Voices of Labor Oral History Project
http://research.library.gsu.edu/VoicesofLabor
Southern Labor Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
