Authors

Birdie Wolfe

Interviewer

Jennifer Stock

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted with former employees of the Huntington Owens-Illinois, Inc. glass bottle factory. Birdie Wolfe was an employee at the Owens Illinois Glass Plant. She discusses: her personal history; her experiences at the Owens Glass Plant; a brief section on how she met her husband; a brief section on clothing; co-workers; health care and employee benefits; a small section on politics and government; gender equality at the plant; a very brief mention of trade unions; some discussion of her family; and other topics.

Publication Date

1994

Identifier

OH64-706

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Wolfe, Birdie, 1924- -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass factories -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Fort Dix (N.J.) -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-706.

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Oral History Interview: Birdie Wolfe

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