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Anna Arthur

Anna Arthur was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She was unable to find work after graduation in her field of teaching during the Depression. She married Gilbert Arthur, a psychiatric nurse. In 1943 she was hired as a special education teacher at the Boys Industrial School. Anna became involved in organizing the B.C. Government Employees Association  and served on the Provincial executive as a representative of the Essondale branch by the late 1940’s. She subsequently worked for the ederal Government and became President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

Audio Interview 1979

Description

Mrs. Arthur talks about her early years as a teacher, her work at the Boys Industrial School, and fighting for teachers to have a say in teaching policy, equal pay for equal work; the lack of decent housing for student nurses; the hostility of employers and a refusal by the government to institute a check-off system; her tenure as President of PSAC, organizing for equal pensions for women and equal insurance benefits in the Local.

Transcription

Full interview: Arthur, Anna
Excerpts by Subject: Arthur, Anna 

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Title: [Anna Arthur- 1/3]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: Arthur, Anna

Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century

Date Created: 1979

Type: Audio recording

Genre: Interviews

Extent: 1 audio cassette

Format: audio/mp3

Language: English

Identifier: OBJ_611_sideA_01

Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds

Series: Women’s Labour History Project

Source: Original Format: Simon Fraser University Archives. Sara Diamond fonds

Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.

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Title: [Anna Arthur – 2/3]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: Arthur, Anna

Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century

Date Created: 1979

Type: Audio recording

Genre: Interviews

Extent: 1 audio cassette

Format: audio/mp3

Language: English

Identifier: OBJ_611_sideB_01

Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds

Series: Women’s Labour History Project

Source: Original Format: Simon Fraser University Archives. Sara Diamond fonds

Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.

More Information

Title: [Anna Arthur – 3/3]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: Arthur, Anna

Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century

Date Created: 1979

Type: Audio recording

Genre: Interviews

Extent: 1 audio cassette

Format: audio/mp3

Language: English

Identifier: OBJ_612_sideA_01

Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds

Series: Women’s Labour History Project

Source: Original Format: Simon Fraser University Archives. Sara Diamond fonds

Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.