Date:
Sunday, 06/25/2023
Time: 2:00 pm
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Phyllis Michael Wong, author of We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will be presenting at the Library as part of this year’s Michigan Notable Books Author Tour.
As Michigan’s Upper Peninsula mines & forests became depleted, the Gossard undergarment factories helped to sustain the local economy. The women who sewed the corsets and bras became known as the Gossard Girls. From the early 1900’s until the 1970’s, the Gossard Girl’s helped to support their families and keep the town going during war depression and labor strikes. From cutting cloth and distributing materials to getting paid and having fun, Phyllis M. Wong gives us a rare view of factory life from the women on the sewing room floor.
About the author:
PHYLLIS MICHAEL WONG has held roles as a historian, an educator, and thirty-year member of the university level academic world, including as First Lady at Northern Michigan University (2004–12) and San Francisco State University (2012–19).
Michigan Notable Books speak “to our state’s rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage and proves without a doubt that some of the greatest stories are found in the Great Lakes State.”
Copies of the book will be available for sale at this event.
This program is part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Program: All Together Now.
The Michigan Notable Book program is sponsored in part by the Library of Michigan Foundation, Michigan Center for the Book, and Michigan Humanities.
This program will be in the Library’s Lower Level meeting room. Registration is recommended. Scroll down to register on the Library’s Events Calendar or call 734-426-4477 (ext. 120).
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This event has room for 100 people. There are currently 26 people registered.Bookings are closed for this event.
06/25/2023 2:00 PM 06/25/2023 2:00 PM America/Detroit Michigan Notable Books Author Tour: We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Phyllis Michael Wong, author of We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will be presenting at the Library as part of this year’s Michigan Notable Books Author Tour. As Michigan’s Upper Peninsula mines & forests became depleted, the Gossard undergarment factories helped to sustain the local economy. The women who sewed […]
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