A Worker Recalls Her Time at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
In this oral history conducted by historian Joan Morrison, Pauline Newman told of getting a job at the Triangle Company as a child, soon after arriving in the United States from Lithuania in 1901. Newman described her life as an immigrant and [...]
Item Type: Oral History
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
A Bracero Protests Low Pay and Discrimination
Although he had received a rare scholarship to attend middle school, Andrés Héctor Quezada Lara dropped out to become a bracero. His work took him to many places in the United States, including South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, [...]
Tags: Braceros, farmworkers
Item Type: Oral History
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
An Ybor City Resident Describes Work in the Cigar Factories
The family of Cesar Marcos Medina moved from Cuba to Ybor City in Tampa, Florida in 1903. In this interview, Medina details the experiences of his father, who worked as a lector (reader) in the city's cigar factories. Medina also describes the [...]
Tags: Cuban Immigration, lectores
Item Type: Oral History
Historical Eras: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913), Modern America (1914-1929)