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- Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- January 1922-June 1923
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Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Ford Motor Company Memorandum regarding the Rehire of Simon Tokarski, 1937 - Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- May 05, 1937
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Ford Motor Company Memorandum regarding the Rehire of Simon Tokarski, 1937
Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job, 1978 - As more women entered the workplace in the 1960s and 1970s, many faced sexual harassment, a term coined by Dr. Lin Farley in 1975. Dr. Farley later wrote <em>Sexual Shakedown</em> to track the long history of sexual harassment and call more attention to the issue. Her book would go on to inspire the first workplace training video on the subject.
- 1978
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Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job, 1978
As more women entered the workplace in the 1960s and 1970s, many faced sexual harassment, a term coined by Dr. Lin Farley in 1975. Dr. Farley later wrote Sexual Shakedown to track the long history of sexual harassment and call more attention to the issue. Her book would go on to inspire the first workplace training video on the subject.
- Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, February 21, 1941 -
- February 21, 1941
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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, February 21, 1941
- Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- March 01, 1923
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Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Ford Motor Company Memo regarding an Inquiry from Mrs. Herbert Hoover about Former Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937 - Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- April 27, 1937
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Ford Motor Company Memo regarding an Inquiry from Mrs. Herbert Hoover about Former Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937
Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- Application Letter from Jose M. Casonhua for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, December 1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- December 01, 1923
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Application Letter from Jose M. Casonhua for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, December 1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Ford Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942 -
- November 23, 1942
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Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Ford Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942
- Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942 -
- November 23, 1942
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Women Employees Taking Fingerprints, Rouge Plant Employment Building, November 1942
- Letter from Lou Henry Hoover to Edsel Ford regarding Former Ford Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937 - Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote this letter to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- April 20, 1937
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Letter from Lou Henry Hoover to Edsel Ford regarding Former Ford Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937
Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote this letter to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.