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Polish American Women and Detroit’s 1938 Federal Screw Works Strike

Tales from the Reuther Library by Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

Dec 11, 202553:56Education

Dr. Martin Hershock recounts the violent three-day strike against General Motors supplier Federal Screw Works in 1938, when women from Detroit’s Polish community led the fight to preserve both their recently-recognized u...

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Polish American Women and Detroit’s 1938 Federal Screw Works Strike is an episode from Tales from the Reuther Library by Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University. Dr. Martin Hershock recounts the violent three-day strike against Ge...

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Published Dec 11, 2025, 53:56 long, audio available.

Polish American Women and Detroit’s 1938 Federal Screw Works Strike

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