MIN L.MATHESON
Posted by: unimoggers
N 41° 14.735 W 075° 52.888
18T E 426142 N 4566394
One of NOW's 28 founding members. Why this is considered roadside instead of city, I'll never know. Thanks to Gosffo for the link listed below. I'm not sure if she's dead or alive.
Waymark Code: WMX5G
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 39
Marker Text:
Prominent labor, community, and civic leader. She headed the Wyoming Valley District of the ILGWU, 1944-1963. With her husband Bill, she confronted corrupting influences & other obstacles in building a membership of 11,000. Created under their leadership were a model workers' education program, health care center, and traveling chorus. Later, she led efforts on behalf of flood victims after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1992.
Marker Name: Min L. Matheson
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 09/24/1999
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
Category: Labor, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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