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Anne Marshall

Anne Marshall nee   (1907- ) was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. At the age of 14, she moved to British Columbia to find work following the death of her father. She worked as a waitress and later a babysitter for the owner of Sweet 16 dress shops. He taught her to sew and see began to work in ladies’ ready-to-wear. She married in 1928, re-entering the workforce in WWII. She became involved in union organizing helping to lead her Local over to the International Ladies Garment Workers Unon (LGWU) becoming a full-time organizer in 1946-7. She stayed in that position for 16 years.

Audio Interview

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Marshall discusses her early life and move to B.C; her first introduction to trade unionism in 1924 when she met supporters of the Longshore strike at her waitressing job; working in ladies’ ready-to-wear in the 1920’s at Sweet 16 dress shops and again in the 1940’s at Jantzen’s; the Bideau piecework system; organizing with theVancouver Trades and Labour Council (VTLC) and United Garment Workers; organizing the Local to join the International Ladies Garment Workers Union; protection and integration of immigrant workers; equal pensions for women; piecework; racism; wages and hours of work; policing the contracts.

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Full transcription: Marshall, Anne

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Title: [Anne Marshall – 1/2]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: Marshall, Anne

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_643_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: [Anne Marshall – 2/2]

Creator: Diamond, Sara

Contributor: Marshall, Anne

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_643_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.