This project would not have been possible without the kind support and help of the many individuals and organizations listed below:
Mass Humanities:
This project was funded, in part, by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Fall River Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous assistance and encouragement:
Pleun Bouricius, Director of Grants & Programs
Melissa Wheaton, Grant Administrator/Administrative Assistant
Special Thanks:
The Fall River Historical Society is deeply indebted to Joyce B. Rodrigues, who expertly served as grant writer and project coordinator for Women at Work. Thanks to her steadfastness, the life experiences of the women profiled in this exhibit are preserved for posterity. Thank you, Joyce!
Fall River Historical Society:
Historical Research/Development:
Michael Martins, Curator
Dennis A. Binette, Assistant Curator
Research Assistants:
Caroline Aubin
Jay J. Lambert
Constance C. Mendes
Jane Mello
David Roseberry
Marketing:
Jayne Darcy
Women at Work Project Team:
Grant Writer/Project Coordinator:
Joyce B. Rodrigues
Advisory Team:
Paula Costa Cullen
Robert Kitchen
Robert G. Nolan
Albertina R. Pacheco
Philip T. Silvia, Jr., PhD
Keith Thibault
Lead Interviewer:
Joyce B. Rodrigues
Interviewers:
John J. Conforti, Jr.
George D. Kelly
Constance C. Mendes
William A. Moniz
Ann Rockett Sperling
Transcriptionists:
Deborah Mello
Nancy Teasdale
Photographic Services/ImageRestoration:
Swan Imaging, Inc., Somerset, Massachusetts
Bill Crombie
Sue Crombie
Webmaster:
Stefani Koorey, PhD
Brown University:
John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage
Anne M. Valk, PhD, Deputy Director
Sarah Yahm, PhD, Candidate in American Studies
Interviewees’ Family Members and Caregivers:
Alan P. Abdallah
Pat Abdallah
Dennis Abdow
Sandra Abdow
Steven D. Abdow
Francine A. (Soitos) Aloisa
Paul J. Amaral
Norma Rose Brandt
Joanne M. (Correira) Cadieux
Ruth A. (Soucy) Ferreira
Dorothy “Dolly” Ann (Terceira) Hardy
Arlene B. Harnett
Carol Jostka
Shirley (Abdow) Messie
Claire M. (Petrin) Norfolk
Lori (Almeida) Pereira
Irene V. (Arruda) Rigby
Gary Stasiowski
Doris E. (Rochefort) Bernier Thibault
Residential Facilities:
Catholic Memorial Home:
Thomas Healy, Administrator
Mary Jean Storino, Therapeutic Activities Director
Somerset Ridge Center:
Jeff Goveria, Administrator
Ann Marie Anunciacao, Activities Director
Cemeteries:
Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River
St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fall River
City Clerks:
Fall River City Clerk’s Office:
Alison Bouchard, City Clerk
Inês Leite, Assistant City Clerk
Cathy Augiar
Cathy Howard
Mary Rezendes
Gloria Souza
City Clerk’s Office, New Bedford, Massachusetts
City Clerk’s Office, Somerset, Massachusetts
Thanks to:
Sister Elizabeth A. Conyers, F.M.M.
Ben Cooper
Mary Jo Cordeiro
Jean Dias
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Peter Green
Robert Green
Klear-Vu Corporation
Peter Koury
Patricia (Green) Lovet
Marilyn (Cherry) Martin
Marilyn Marvel
Wilkinson B. Marvel
Milady Murphy
Old Colony History Museum, Taunton, Massachusetts
Albertina Pacheco
Betty Prescott
Kathleen Rockett
Janis (Sopkin) Rothman
Sheila Salvo
Denise Smith
Bernard A. G. Taradash
Temple Beth-El, Fall River
Judy Morgenstern
Harvey I. Trieff
Judith E. Trieff
Andrea (Brenner) Williams
Wayne Wood
Georgette Yamin
Libraries:
In Massachusetts:
Boston Public Library
Fall River Public Library
Lawrence Public Library
New Bedford Public Library
Somerset Public Library
Bonnie D. Mendes, Director
Swansea Public Library
Taunton Public Library
Westport Public Library
In New York:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park
Gloversville Public Library
In Rhode Island:
East Providence Public Library
Providence Public Library
Media:
The Anchor
Kenneth J. Souza
Fall River Herald News
Deborah Allard
Marc Munroe Dion
The Fall River Spirit
William A. Moniz
W.S.A.R.
Kathleen Castro