Archive ID: 2020-005-041

Roberta Wood oral history interview

Date Created: 2019-12-07

Donor: Roberta Wood

Media Type: Oral History

Language: English

Backstory:

Roberta Wood was an instrument mechanic at US Steel – South Works from 1974 until 1981. She was on the executive board of Local 65 and was also a co-founder of the District 31 Women’s Caucus which included the steel mills of both Southeast Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

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