Inspirational personal stories, in their own voices, from the Center for Oral History archive, about the lives of women who worked in Hawaiʻi's pineapple industry in the 30's through the 60's. Insights on why women went to work and their experience with striking.

Woment at Work: Pineapples & Unions

The Center for Oral History (COH) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in the Department of Ethnic Studies, was established in 1976 by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. COH gathers the recollections of Native Hawaiians and the multi-ethnic people of Hawaiʻi about lifeways, key historic events, social movements and Hawaiʻi's role in the globalizing world.

Experience: Hawaiʻi Life Histories is our first podcast series in partnership with
Hawaiʻi Public Radio and Hawaii Council for the Humanities featuring excerpts from our archive of over 800 interviews with Hawaiʻi women and men.
Disclaimer: We do not represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. All thoughts presented here are of our own volition.

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The Center for Oral History (COH) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in the Department of Ethnic Studies, was established in 1976 by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. COH gathers the recollections of Native Hawaiians and the multi-ethnic people of Hawaiʻi about lifeways, key historic events, social movements and Hawaiʻi's role in the globalizing world. Experience: Hawaiʻi Life Histories is our first podcast series in partnership with Hawaiʻi Public Radio and Hawaii Council for the Humanities featuring excerpts from our archive of over 800 interviews with Hawaiʻi women and men. Disclaimer: We do not represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. All thoughts presented here are of our own volition.

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