The University of Scranton
National Endowment for the Humanities

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, Scranton, 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

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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 Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania. 

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Maureen McGuigan
Film Producer & Director, Lackawanna County Arts & Culture

 

Listen to WVIA's Erika Funke's interview with Maureen McGuigan, film producer and director of Lackawanna County Arts & Culture

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Event sponsors:

  • The University of Scranton
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Lackawanna County Arts & Culture
  • The Lackawanna Historical Society
  • WVIA
  • with the support of additional community partners