“A Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County” – From Family History to Community Museum Exhibit
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: I want to give special thanks to the McLean County Museum of History, Laborers' International Union (LiUNA) Midwest Region, and curators Mike Matejka and Susan Hartzold for creating and supporting this important exhibit through worker/union/community/museum collaboration.I am grateful to everyone who shared their time and wealth of knowledge.There is a special place in my family's hearts for this exhibit, for everyone who made it a reality, and for each person whose life has been changed by a company's deadly deceit.My earliest childhood memories are of my tall, smiling grandfather-in whose muscular arms I loved to curl up-rapidly becoming more frail and pained when I crawled onto his lap.I was proud of my grandfather, Willard Tipsord: a
Source: Journal of Working-Class Studies
Author: Ericka Wills
Institution: University of Wisconsin System
Language: English
Topic: Labor Movements and Unions
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405875952