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Sticking to the Union: An Oral History of the Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila: Palgrave Studies in Oral History

Autor S. Polishuk Editat de Kenneth A. Loparo
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 dec 2003
Sticking to the Union relates the vibrant life of Julia Ruuttila (1907-1991), a political radical and labor journalist in the Pacific Northwest. Ruuttila's life of activism provides a much-needed woman's voice in the history of labor and social activism in the twentieth century. Ruuttila worked for civil liberties, civil rights, and peace organizations throughout her life, supporting striking workers, taking part in lunch-counter protests against businesses that discriminated against African Americans, and demonstrating against the Vietnam War. Polishuk provides insightful historical context for Ruuttila's own lively words. A unique and important perspective on American struggles of the twentieth century emerges in this engaging story of an irrepressible, hard-nosed woman.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781403962409
ISBN-10: 1403962405
Pagini: 273
Ilustrații: XXV, 273 p.
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:2003
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Palgrave Studies in Oral History

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Acknowledgments* Foreword * Introduction * "That's where I heard about sabotage" * "The valiant never taste of death but once" * "I shed my youth" * "A baking powder in the masses" * "I had a typewriter" * "Free Ray Becker" * "You can't tell about people" * "They were paranoid days" * "My bad reputation caught up with me" * "White trade only" * "It's work that interests me" * "You find friends in improbable places" * "I mean to be your friend" * "The lives of working people are filled with desperation" * "You sure met some wonderful people" * "I shall not come this way again" * "I look around" * Vietnam * "Too old to get beat up" * The Trials of Parenthood * "Do not look back when you latch the gate" * Afterword * Bibliography

Recenzii

"what a life!" - Publishers Weekly
"Sandy Polishuk's Sticking to the Union is the best kind of oral history, bringing to life a person and an era quickly passing out of reach.." - Elinor Langer, author of A Hundred Little Hitlers
"Sticking to the Union is a fabulous oral history, Julia Ruuttila a compelling subject, and Sandy Polishuk, a thoughtful scholar who allows Ruuttila's voice to drive the narrative, but who also probes the intersections of ego and memory to present the many truths of Ruuttila's life story." - Mary Murphy, Montana State University
"This is a gem. Julia Ruuttila gives an imaginative, vivid account of her hard times and struggles as a labor radical, feminist, anti-racist, and internationalist peace advocate in the Pacific Northwest." - Michael Honey, Harry Bridges Chair of Labor Studies, University of Washington
"Sandy Polishuk deftly explores the challenges of history and memory in this fascinating oral history biography of Julia Ruuttila: consummate union, civil rights, and peace activist of the Pacific Northwest . . . The story of this extraordinary woman should inspire a new generation of activists." - Laurie Mercier, author of Anaconda: Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter City and Associate Professor of History, Washington State University Vancouver."As one of the first volumes in Palgrave's Studies in Oral History series, Sticking to the Union sets high standards for subsequent series contributors to match." - Journal of American History

Notă biografică

Sandy Polishuk teaches women's studies at Portland State University.