Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Metro Detroit Skilled Tradeswomen Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Interviews with women in a variety of construction and maintenance trades conducted between 2004 and 2006. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Sue Jantschak Oral History Description An account of the resource Sue Jantschak is a business agent with the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in veterinary technology and working in that field for thirteen years Sue developed allergies to the animals and had to leave the profession. Jantschak worked briefly in a bank but soon applied for the Carpenters apprenticeship after learning of the program. Jantschak recalls the difficulties she had during her apprenticeship and the general bias against women in the trades. Sue explains how she started attending union meetings to see where her dues were going and discusses the volunteer work she has done with the union. Jantschak completes the interview by discussing how and why she transitioned into a business agent, mentions that she was the first female business agent in Michigan and in the Carpenters, describes the job process and the danger the job poses. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 2005-05-16 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jantschak, Sue,1955- Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Raucher, Margaret; Advisory Group Members Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Flint, MI; 1977-2006