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TitlePortrait of Edith Lowry.
Date Created1950-1969
DescriptionEdith Elizabeth Lowry was born on March 23rd, 1897 in Plainfield NJ. After her graduation from Wellesley College in 1920, Lowry was involved with several organizations that promoted the health and...
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TitleContact sheet of photographs of Alberta Gonzalez
Date Created1986
DescriptionAlberta Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico in 1914. In July 1950, with economic conditions in Puerto Rico deterioration and viable opportunity for single women in the work force, Gonzalez migrated to...
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TitlePortrait of Alberta Gonzalez.
Date Created1986
DescriptionAlberta Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico in 1914. In July 1950, with economic conditions in Puerto Rico deterioration and viable opportunity for single women in the work force, Gonzalez migrated to...
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TitleA Bittersweet Story from the Farm Front from WDL News
Date Created1959
DescriptionThis article from the Workers Defense League newsletter describes organizing among Puerto Rican farm workers over wages and working conditions. The Workers Defense League, founded in 1936 by Norman...
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TitleNew Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project Interview with Upendra Chivukula, Indian-American.
Date Created2002
DescriptionThis interview was conducted as part of the New Jersey Historical Commission Grant-funded Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project. The interviewee is Mr. Upendra Chivukula who is from southern India. He...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present)
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TitleAn Interview with Vickie Donaldson
Date Created1991-11-12
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TitlePlight of British West Indian and Bahamian Migrants
Date Created1959
DescriptionThis unpublished report by the Workers Defense League describes poor wages, working conditions, and housing among British West Indian and Bahamian contract workers on New Jersey farms. It compares...
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TitlePreamble written by Jersey Homestead settlers
Date Created1936
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...