Videotape collection of the Milwaukee Chapter of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, 1982-2001
Overview
Collection includes television coverage of 9 to 5 activities and appearances by Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Bravo. Also included are PSAs (Public Service Announcements) and promotional videos featuring 9 to 5 and the Service Employees International Union.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2001
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Unrestricted. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the videotapes created by the Milwaukee Chapter of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women is held by 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.) as long as the organization exists. Copyright in other videotapes in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Videotapes may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
28 videotapesThe videotape collection includes television news coverage of primarily national and 9 to 5 Milwaukee chapter's activities, as well as appearances by Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Bravo on other programs. Also included are PSAs (Public Service Announcements) for 9 to 5, videos about the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and an episode of the television show, 9 to 5, which is loosely based on the organization's membership, and a film of the same name. Videos are in VHS format, unless otherwise noted.
BIOGRAPHY
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, chapter of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, was founded by office workers Kitty Barber, Anne Devitt, Jocelyn May, Penny Pond, and labor activist Ellen Bravo in September 1982. 9 to 5 Milwaukee became one of many 9 to 5 chapters located throughout the country that advocated for women office workers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2005-M91
The videotape collection of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.), Milwaukee Chapter, was given to the Schlesinger Library by 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.). Milwaukee Chapter, in August 2005.
Processing Information
Processed: November 2010
By: Melissa Dollman
Genre / Form
Topical
- Clerical occupations--United States
- Employee rights--United States
- Labor laws and legislation--United States
- Labor unions--United States
- Parental leave--Law and legislation--United States
- Pay equity--United States
- Secretaries in popular culture--United States
- Secretaries--United States
- Sex discrimination against women--United States
- Sex discrimination in employment--United States
- Sexual harassment--United States
- Temporary employment--United States
- Video display terminals--Health aspects
- Women employees--United States
- Women labor union members--United States
- Work and family--United States
- Working class women--United States
Subject
- Nussbaum, Karen (Person)
- Title
- 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.). Milwaukee Chapter. Videotape collection of the Milwaukee Chapter of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, 1982-2001: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01319
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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