
Working 9 to 5
A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie
Ellen Cassedy(Author)
Chicago Review Press
Published on 6. September 2022
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-64160-822-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work."--Amazon.com.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
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Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64160-822-0 (9781641608220)
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Ellen Cassedy was a founder of the 9 to 5 organization in 1973. She is the coauthor of 9 to 5: The Working Woman's Guide to Office Survival (with Karen Nussbaum) and The 9 to 5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment (with Ellen Bravo). Cassedy is a former columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, was a speechwriter in the Clinton administration, and has contributed to HuffPost, Redbook, Woman's Day, Hadassah Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. She lives in New York City. Jane Fonda is an Academy Award-winning actor as well as a producer, author, and longtime activist. She lives in Los Angeles.