Interview with Linda Ruth Lester, May 28, 1994

Project: Appalachia: Women Of Coal Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Linda Ruth Lester tells of her life as a coal miner and activist for women's work in coal. She discusses safety issues, sexism, and coal mining issues around the world.

Interview Accession

1996oh104_app472

Interviewee Name

Linda Ruth Lester

Interviewer Name

Randall Norris

Interview Date

1994-05-28

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Lester, Linda Ruth Interview by Randall Norris. 28 May. 1994. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Lester, L.R. (1994, May 28). Interview by R. Norris. Appalachia: Women Of Coal Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Lester, Linda Ruth, interview by Randall Norris. May 28, 1994, Appalachia: Women Of Coal Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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