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How Women Started on the Docks — Dave Arian

Oct 25, 2018

 
Former ILWU president, Dave Arian tells the story of how the first woman to work on the docks got her start when her father died and she had no brothers to inherit his union book.
 


Other Memories Of Dave Arian

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  • Progressive Activism of the Arian Family — Dave Arian
  • Racial Strife on the Docks in the 1950s — Dave Arian
  • Bananas to Containers, Evolution of Dockwork — Dave Arian
  • How Women Started on the Docks — Dave Arian
  • Harry Bridges M&M Contract — Dave Arian

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  • Dodson Jr. High Mile and Mr. Campbell — Mel Lindsey
  • Watching Italian Soccer at Grandparents House — John Bagakis
  • Transition from Fishing to Real Estate — Libby DiBernardo
  • Moving from Nebraska to Lomita during the Great Depression Donna Erdahl
  • The Fishermen and Mary Star Fiestas — Rudy Svorinich
  • When Women Ran San Pedro — Annette Ciketic
  • Great Grandmother’s Homemade Tortillas! — Florence Kleinjan
  • Saving a Mom and Her Family in San Pedro — Tahia Hayslet
  • Starting POLA High School — Camilla Townsend
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