Title
Interview with Claire Bolduc
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Date of Interview
7-7-2004
Duration of Audio File
Audio File 1 -- 01:20:08; Audio File 2 -- 0:17:00
Interviewee
Claire Bolduc
Age
Born 1946
Gender
Female
Occupation/Work History
One of the key activists and founders of the MWA (Maine Woodsman's Association).
Keywords
Woodcutters Strike, Maine Labor History, Maine Paper Industry
Description
A Franco-American from northern Maine, Bolduc was first hired as to analyze poor working and economic conditions for loggers in northern Maine in the early 1970s. She helped lead an effort to create a woodcutters’ organization that was a precursor and became part of the MWA. She describes the poor working conditions – cold, isolation, frequent injuries and death, and over the very hard lives led by loggers. Bolduc also a vivid portrait of company power wielded.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Hillard, Michael G. PhD, "Interview with Claire Bolduc" (2004). Maine Woodman’s Association Strike of 1975. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/maine-woodsmans-strike/11
