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Sewn in Coal Country : An Oral History of the Ladies’ Garment Industry in Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1945–1995 / / ed. by Robert P. Wolensky |
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University Park, PA : , : Penn State University Press, , [2021] |
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1 online resource (416 p.) : 84 illustrations/1 map |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Garment Industry -- 1. Dorothy "Dot" Ney: Garment Worker, Union Organizer, and Business Agent -- 2. William "Bill" Cherkes: Garment Shop Owner and Garment Association President -- 3. Minnie "Min" Matheson: Labor Leader, Social Activist, and ILGWU District Director -- 4. Angelo "Rusty" "Bill" DePasquale: Mineworker and ILGWU Organizer and "Enforcer -- 5. Anthony "Tony" D'Angelo: Garment Presser and Barber -- 6. Alice Reca: Garment Worker, Union Organizer, and Business Agent -- 7. John "Johnny" Justin: Garment Worker, Labor Organizer, and ILGWU District Director -- 8. Clementine "Clem" Lyons: Garment Worker, Business Agent, and Chorus Performer and Director -- 9. Helen Weiss: Garment Worker, Business Agent, and Chorus Performer -- 10. George and Lucy Zorgo: Union Printers and Labor Advocates -- 11. Philomena "Minnie" Caputo: Garment Worker, Union Activist, Chairlady, and Floorlady -- 12. Dr. Albert Schiowitz: Physician and Director of the Wyoming Valley ILGWU Health Center -- 13. Leo Gutstein: Family Garment Shop Owner and Garment Association President -- 14. Pearl Novak: Garment Worker, Union Organizer, and Social Activist -- 15. Betty Greenberg: Mother, Spouse, Activist, and the Mathesons' Daughter -- 16. Labor, Working-Class, Gender, and Oral History -- Appendix 1: The Wyoming Valley |
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Oral Histories -- Appendix 2: Glossary of Selected Terms -- Appendix 3: Biographical Sketches -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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By the mid-1930s, Pennsylvania's anthracite coal industry was facing a steady decline. Mining areas such as the Wyoming Valley around the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Pittston were full of willing workers (including women) who proved irresistibly attractive to New York City's "runaway shops"--Ladies' apparel factories seeking lower labor and other costs. The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) soon followed, and the Valley became a thriving hub of clothing production and union activity. This volume tells the story of the area's apparel industry through the voices of men and women who lived it. Drawing from an archive of over sixty audio-recorded interviews within the Northeastern Pennsylvania Oral and Life History Collection, Sewn in Coal Country showcases sixteen stories told by workers, shop owners, union leaders, and others. The interview subjects recount the ILGWU-led movement to organize the shops, the conflicts between the district union and the national office in New York, the solidarity unionism approach of leader Min Matheson, the role of organized crime within the business, and the failed efforts to save the industry in the 1980s and 1990s. Robert P. Wolensky places the narratives in the larger context of American clothing manufacturing during the period and highlights their broader implications for the study of labor, gender, the working class, and oral history. Highly readable and thoroughly enlightening, this significant contribution to the study of labor history and women's history will appeal to anyone interested in the relationships among workers, unions, management, and community; the effects of economic change on an area and its residents; the role of organized crime within the industry; and Pennsylvania history--especially the social history of industrialization and deindustrialization during the twentieth century |
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UNINA9910960837803321 |
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Opportunities in biology / / Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology, Board in Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
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Washington, : National Academy Press, 1989 |
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9786610214808 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (470 p.) |
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Biology - Research |
Life sciences - Research |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-423). |
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Opportunities in Biology; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; THE NEW BIOLOGY; STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY; GENES AND CELLS; DEVELOPMENT; THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR; THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; EVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS, AND ECOLOGY; PLANT BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Training; Equipment and Facilities; Funding; Information Science and Collections; International Cooperation; 1 The New Biology; DIVISIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES ARE BEING REMOVED; 2 New Technologies and Instrumentation |
RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNIQUESRecombinant DNA Techniques Permit us to Isolate a Single Gene From the Tens of Thousands Encoded in a Complex Genome; Transformation of Higher Organisms; Biologists Can Specifically Insert a Functioning Gene Into the Genome of Complex Organisms; Making a Transgenic Animal; A Transgenic Animal is |
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Produced Initially by a Combination of Microsurgery And Embryological Techniques; Transgenic Mice Have Been Used For a Variety of Experiments; Creating Transgenic Plants; The Creation of Transformed Plants Has Been one of The Most Exciting Developments in Modern Biology |
Future ProspectsThe Potential for Using Transgenic Organisms to Make Discoveries Over the Next 5 or 10 Years Is Vast; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; Monoclonal Antibodies Can be Used as Biological Probes For Specific Molecules; MICROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; Microchemical Instrumentation Has Had a Powerful Impact on Modern Biology That is Just Beginning to be Felt; FLOW CYTOMETRY; Flow Cytometry is Used to Sort Cells; MICROSCOPY; A Revolution in the Application of Light Microscopy Has Occurred; Video-Enhanced Contrast Microscopy |
Video-Enhanced Contrast Microscopy Combines the Technologies of Modern Light Microscopy, Video Imaging, and Digital Image...Low-Light-Dose Microscopy; Coupling Biological Chemistry with Advanced Image Processing Has Permitted Low-Light-Dose Microscopy to Evolve as an...; Scanning Acoustic Microscope; The Scanning Acoustic Microscope Measures the Elastic Properties of the Cell; Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscope; The Scanning Tunneling Microscope Allows One to Image Surfaces with the Resolution of an Few Angstroms |
The Atomic Force Microscope Holds Great Promise for Analyzing Biological SpecimensMAGNETIC RESONANCE; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy is Becoming an Invaluable Tool for Determining the Structures of Complex Molecules; COMPUTERS AND DATA ANALYSIS; Computers are Coming to Play an Central Role in Modern Biology; BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE; Synergistic Interactions of the New Biology Have Shortened the Time Between Fundamental Observations and Applications; 3 Molecular Structure and Function; Biological Macromolecules are Machines |
The Main Theme of Structural Biology Is the Relation of Molecular Structure to Function |
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Biology has entered an era in which interdisciplinary cooperation is at an all-time high, practical applications follow basic discoveries more quickly than ever before, and new technologies--recombinant DNA, scanning tunneling microscopes, and more--are revolutionizing the way science is conducted. The potential for scientific breakthroughs with significant implications for society has never been greater. Opportunities in Biology reports on the state of the new biology, taking a detailed look at the disciplines of biology; examining the advances made in medicine, agriculture, and other fields; and pointing out promising research opportunities. Authored by an expert panel representing a variety of viewpoints, this volume also offers recommendations on how to meet the infrastructure needs--for funding, effective information systems, and other support--of future biology research. Exploring what has been accomplished and what is on the horizon, Opportunities in Biology is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and researchers in all subdisciplines of biology as well as for research administrators and those in funding agencies. |
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