Tales from the Reuther Library

Recent Episodes

The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America

Posted February 12, 2026 • 00:57:31

John Fabian Witt recounts how in the 1920s and 1930s Charles Garland donated his million-dollar inheritance to the American Fund for Public Service,...

The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism

Posted January 15, 2026 • 01:01:51

Dr. Jody Baxter Noll recounts the 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike, in which 27,000 teachers across the state, amidst a shift in Florida politics toward...

Talking Archives with the Society of Women Engineers

Posted December 22, 2025 • 00:25:56

Karen Horting, Executive Director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers, talks about SWE’s archives at the Reuther Library and shares how the...

Polish American Women and Detroit’s 1938 Federal Screw Works Strike

Posted December 11, 2025 • 00:53:56

Dr. Martin Hershock recounts the violent three-day strike against General Motors supplier Federal Screw Works in 1938, when women from Detroit’s Polish...

Talking History with AFA President Sara Nelson

Posted November 26, 2025 • 00:24:31

In celebration of the Reuther Library’s 50th anniversary, Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO...