Conversations With Maida Springer

Conversations With Maida Springer
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Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 082297083X
ISBN-13 : 9780822970835
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Download or read book Conversations With Maida Springer written by Yevette Richards and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Panama in 1910, Maida Springer grew up in Harlem. While still a young girl she learned firsthand of the bleak employment options available to African American females of her time. After one employer closed his garment shop and ran off with the workers' wages in the midst of the Depression, Springer joined Local 22 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.This proved to be the first step in a remarkable advancement through the ranks of labor leadership positions that were typically dominated by white men. Ultimately, Springer became one of the AFL-CIO's most important envoys to emerging African nations, earning her the nickname "Mama Maida" throughout that continent.In this brilliantly edited collection of interviews, Yevette Richards allows Springer to tell her story in her own words. The result is a rare glimpse into the private struggles and thoughts behind one of the twentieth century's most fascinating international labor leaders.


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