Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8 provide us with the opportunity to commemorate women’s achievements, in particular the achievements of Teamster women. Teamster women have made significant contributions to the work force over the years, bravely fighting for worker justice. Teamster women, in particular, have been engaged and active politically, socially and economically, helping pass important legislation, volunteering in their communities and making life better for us all.
Local 866 represented employees at the Chantrey Salon, located in a Bamberger’s department store in Newark, N.J. In this photograph, Doris Emmons, the chief steward at Chantrey, is preparing to comb out a customer’s hair after drying. January 1965
Three members of Local 832 in New York City are shown being sworn in to new jobs of responsibility after their promotions. Taking part in the ceremony are (left to right): New York City Sanitation Commissioner Frank J. Lucia; Elsie A. Knight, Vice President of Local 832, and the newly promoted members—Esther Sperling, Margaret Holden and Mollie Grossbach. March 1965
Opal Shaver and Celia Perez, members of Local 274 in Phoenix, Arizona, fill two-gallon ice cream containers at an area dairy in 1954. Local 274 merged with Local 104, also of Phoenix, in 1984.
Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8 provide us with the opportunity to commemorate women’s achievements, in particular the achievements of Teamster women. Teamster women have made significant contributions to the work force over the years, bravely fighting for worker justice. Teamster women, in particular, have been engaged and active politically, socially and economically, helping pass important legislation, volunteering in their communities and making life better for us all.
