Jean Hazel Pritchett nee Blair was born in Ontario. She married her first husband there. When they divorced she moved to British Columbia. She was predeceased by her husband wife of labour activist and founding President of the International Woodworkers of America, Harold James Pritchett (1904-1982).
Pritchett discusses the history of her husband’s labour activism (tape one); her experience organizing office workers on a volunteer basis while working part-time; organizing before there was a union dedicated to office workers; having success organizing drafting employees at Western Bridge; intimidation tactics used by employers against female employees trying to unionize; participating in the workers march to Victoria in 1946; trade unions’ decision to support the war effort; returning WWII soldiers stage a sit-in at Hotel Vancouver to get affordable rentals.
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Title: [Jean Pritchett – 1/3]
Creator: Diamond, Sara
Contributor: Pritchett, Jean
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: SD_WLHP_495_02A1
Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds
Series: Women’s Labour History Project
Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & 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.
Poor sound quality. Headphones recommended.
Title: [Jean Pritchett – 2/3]
Creator: Diamond, Sara
Contributor: Pritchett, Jean
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: SD_WLHP_495_02A2
Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds
Series: Women’s Labour History Project
Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & 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.
Poor sound quality. Headphones recommended.
Title: [Jean Pritchett – 3/3]
Creator: Diamond, Sara
Contributor: Pritchett, Jean
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: SD_WLHP_02B
Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds
Series: Women’s Labour History Project
Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & 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.