Author: WWHP
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Working Without Uniforms: School Nursing In Chicago 1951 – 2001
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Helen Ramirez–Odell has written a book containing 86 stories, brief and extended, based on interviews of Chicago school…
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Black Freedom Fighters in Steel: The Struggle for Democratic Unionism
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Thousands of African Americans poured into northwest Indiana in the 1920s dreaming of decent-paying jobs and a life…
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Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law
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This is the story of a small group of women iron miners who took on a Minnesota mining…
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The Heat: Steelworker Lives & Legends
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Harmon Lisnow knew that writing was not the typical pursuit of a steelworker when he invited 25,000 steelworkers…
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Labor Pains: Inside America’s New Union Movement
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Erem has worked in the union movement for the past dozen years as an organizer, a union rep,…
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Taking Back Our Lives: A Call to Action for the Feminist Movement
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This book examines the ongoing threat and reality of violence in its many forms and how that violence…
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America
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Ehrenreich in this book calls attention to the millions of Americans working full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages.
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Media Matters: Chicago Women Journalists Working in Non-Traditional Media
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A panel of women spoke of their experiences of having worked in traditional media and their current positions…
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Exploring Progressive Women & Political Values
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In 2021, Working Women’s History Project co-hosted a three-part series of Zoom webinars exploring the 2020 election and…
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Recognition Delayed: African American Suffragists and Why Their Stories Matter
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On March 8, 2020, a diverse, enthusiastic and engaged audience met at the University of Illinois Library to…