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Tobbled for the passage of the
Enval Rights Amendment

"After eetiring from the UAW in
1998, she was ippolnted by then
Goy, James Blanchard to the
Michigan Cit Rights Commission,
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fn Aging. She concentrated on the
Fights of older workers and
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eral prominent publietions, not
bly "The Grentest Generation,” by
‘Tom Brokaw and "Rocking. the Z
Boat: Union Women’s Voices” by 4
Brigid O'Farrell and Joyee Korbi
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