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A history of women’s achievements and contributions to society have often been given minimal attention in classrooms and textbooks and as a result, most people are unfamiliar with the names of women who took risks, broke barriers and made discoveries that changed lives.
The PowerPoint gives a quick look at some of these women who made a difference.
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Check out the latest issue of the Teamster Women’s Newsletter, which features articles about Teamster women who organized at Baumann Bus and Continental Airlines. Also, read the inspiring story of Rosie DeMitro, a Teamster member and leader who bravely battled breast cancer and who is now motivating other women.













In March 1944, Local 404 was featured in that month’s International Teamster magazine. The Springfield, Mass. local was being highlighted because it had a significant number of women among the membership. While women were entering the work force in growing numbers during World War II, Local 404’s total of 15 women among its bakery drivers would have been unusual for the 1940s.


Teamsters in Canada recently commemorated 
In April 2007, Lori Polesel and Becky Finch celebrated a big victory. The drivers, along with their coworkers at the First Student yard in Wallkill, New York, had voted to join Teamsters Local 445.