A Shop on Every Corner: Memories of the Garment Industry
Film Screening & Discussion
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Ritz Theater & Performing Arts Center, 草榴社区, PA
This event will feature a film screening of “A Shop on Every Corner: Memories of the Garment Industry,” which highlights the garment industry in Northeastern Pennsylvania, with a focus on women, labor movements, and the dignity of work, followed by a discussion with Maureen McGuigan, film producer, and Dr. Ken Wolensky, historian and author of Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania.
Speakers
Dr. Ken Wolensky
Ken Wolensky is a Pennsylvania historian and past president of both the Pennsylvania Historical Association and Pennsylvania Labor History Society. He is co-author of .
Maureen McGuigan
Film Producer & Director, Lackawanna County Arts & Culture
Event sponsors:
- The 草榴社区
- The National Endowment for the Humanities
- Lackawanna County Arts & Culture
- The Lackawanna Historical Society
- WVIA
- with the support of additional community partners