Talkin Union Archives - People's History in Texas https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/uncategorized/talkin-union/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:47:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-logo-32x32.png Talkin Union Archives - People's History in Texas https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/uncategorized/talkin-union/ 32 32 Women in Texas History https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/women-in-texas-history/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:38:06 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=1450 In recognition of Women’s History Month, People’s History in Texas celebrates the innumerable contributions of Texan women with our educational articles, documentaries, and podcasts. People’s History in Texas presents Talkin’ Union, a four-part oral history of four women who organized labor unions in Texas in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The women are Alberta Snid, participant in the 1938 Pecan […]

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]]> Pecan Shellers Strike https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/pecan-shellers-strike/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 22:02:43 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?p=635 Steven Harrigan’s New Book on Texas Steven Harrigan published an excerpt from his new and highly anticipated book, Big Wonderful Thing, in the Literary Hub.  In it, he tells a story about the Pecan Shellers Strike in 1938, and mentions Emma Tenayuca, and Latane Lambert.  He tells the story quickly and well.   Further material on the Pecan Shellers Strike […]

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]]> Talkin’ Union: Texas Women Workers https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/talkin-union-texas-women-workers/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:33:31 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?p=597 history of pecan shellers strike and Dallas garment workers union

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]]> Publishing Plans https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/publishing-plans/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:20:46 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?p=545 New Journalism Project is collaborating with People’s History in Texas (PHIT) to re-publish two books.  As a new generation of activists take on gentrification and find inspiration in the history of women who organized before they were born, these books will find new audiences. Clarksville: Whose Community? by Jennifer Sharpe was first published in 1982 and chronicles an important fight against gentrification […]

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]]> Talkin’ Union (1979) https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/documentaries/talkin-union/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:03:52 +0000 https://www.dev.peopleshistoryintexas.org/?page_id=97 “Talkin’ Union” is a four-part oral history of four women who organized labor unions in Texas in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The women are Alberta Snid, participant in the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike in San Antonio, the largest strike in the Southwest during this period; Charlotte Graham, leader of the 1935 Dallas garment worker strike and member of the […]

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