ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Maria Figueroa Photographs

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: /4354/004 P

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 5 oversize color photographs depicting the lives of women and their families who were living on the border between the United States and Mexico. The photographs were taken circa 2005 as part of a project of the Institute for Women and Work (IWW). The IWW was a program of the ILR School at Cornell University that is no longer in existence.

Dates

undated

Creator

New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (creator, Organization)
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Metropolitan District Office (creator, Organization)

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Maria C. Figueroa is Director of Labor and Policy Research at the Worker Institute, Cornell University-School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Maria's work has involved applied research and technical assistance in the area of low wage and contingent (or precarious) work. She has worked in several projects commissioned by unions, employer groups, government agencies, and private foundations. Maria has more than 25 years of experience in labor and industry research, having worked as a senior analyst and researcher for national and international organizations, including the Teamsters Union and the United Nations.