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Silver, Sophie (audio interview #1 of 1)

INTERVIEW DESCRIPTION - This is the first and only interview with Sophie Silver conducted as a project for an oral history class. The quality of this interview is poor, and Silver's voice often sounds muffled. There are several interruptions during the interview. TOPICS - family background; working conditions; attitudes towards the ILGWU; background of the workers in the union; and the Chicago general strike of 1932;1932 general strike in Chicago; internal conflict in the ILGWU; contradiction between her socialist beliefs and union policies; becoming organizer and Business Agent for ILGWU in Los Angeles; working conditions during the Depression; and her attitudes towards WW II; 11/15/1976