Interpreter Professionalization: Public History’s Disenfranchised Front Line
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Labor and Organizing
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
When the public visits museums and historic sites, their primary conduit is often an interpreter. Read More
Protests: Radium Girls Changing the Work Force
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Labor and Organizing
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Women have historically been silenced in their efforts creating equality. A specific group of working class women fell victim to corporate greed and corruption and decided enough was enough. Read More
Organize the Stacks! Researching Union Action at New York Public Library
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Labor and Organizing
- Place
ABSTRACT
Staff at New York Public Library first gained union benefits in 1917. Today, Local 1930 is part of public employee union DC37, serving 88 branches and three research libraries. Read More
Museum Labor in 2026: Revolutionizing the Way We Work
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Leadership
- Reflections on the Field
- Labor
ABSTRACT
Building on conversations started at the AASLH 2025 Conference in Cincinnati, the proposed working group will utilize the data from AASLH’s National Survey of Public History Practitioners from the perspective of museum labor. Read More