May 31

Rose Will Monroe, popularly known as Rosie the Riveter, dies in Clarksville, Ind.  During WWII she helped bring women into the labor force - 1997
(Blue-Collar Women at Work with Men: Negotiating the Hostile Environment: Women have made a lot of progress in the workplace since Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibited gender-based discrimination – but there’s a long way to go. Discrimination is still widely practiced in many ways, denying women access and opportunity, particularly in blue-collar occupations that have long been dominated by men.  In this thoughtful and revealing book, Jeanie Ahearn Greene brings the experiences of blue-collar women vividly to life through interviews and analysis that expose the challenges they face on a daily basis.)

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