Working 9 to 5
- Author Ellen Cassedy
- Narrator Hillary Huber
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 16 August 2022
- Run Time 7 hours and 57 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Feminism and feminist theory, Film history, theory or criticism, Gender studies: women and girls, History, Social and cultural history, Society and Social Sciences, The Arts.
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What to expect
9 to 5 wasn’t just a comic film—it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends.
Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages.
They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal.
The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton’s toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work.
Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.
Critics Review
“Remind[s] us of a struggle that looked pretty hopeless when it started but made a big difference…The story of a not-so-distant past that could help us figure out how to make a better, fairer future.”
“This audiobook is an inspiring listen…Huber’s passion, humor, and authenticity pull listeners in.”
“This is an entertaining and occasionally enraging reminder of just how long and hard the fight for women’s equality has been.”
“Exactly the right book at the right time.”
“This book provides a great model for organizing in 2022 and beyond.”
“A fresh and timely resource for labor educators that underscores the power of workers to change conditions inside and outside the workplace.”
“Their battles fought at the intersection of the women’s movement and the labor movement are even more relevant today…A must-read for any activist or reader in search of a piece of inspiration.”
“A behind-the-scenes look at the organizing behind the 9 to 5 movement and how it inspired a generation of women to stand up for themselves and their sisters for fairness on the job.”
“The women of 9 to 5 were among the first in modern labor history to model the significance of community-labor partnerships…We are their legacy. And we owe it to them to continue the fight.”
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