Dorothy Haener was a union activist for the United Auto Workers International Union's Women's Department and a founder of the National Organization for Women.
13 Facts About Dorothy Haener
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Dorothy Haener was born on December 18,1917, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Dorothy Haener lost her job there after the company's poor working conditions provoked her into campaigning for unionization.
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In 1941, Dorothy Haener was hired at Ford's newly constructed bomber plant, Willow Run.
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Dorothy Haener worked there as an inspector until Kaiser-Frazer obtained control of Willow Run in the summer of 1944, and Dorothy Haener was laid off.
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Dorothy Haener was unable to get her old position back and instead was hired to do lower-paying clerical work.
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Dorothy Haener slowly climbed the ranks of the UAW, getting elected into the Local 50 union committee, then later into trustee of the larger Local 142, which contained Local 50 at that point, then into the Local 142's top negotiating committee.
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In 1952, Dorothy Haener was accepted a national United Auto Workers organizing-staff position offered by president of the UAW Walter Reuther.
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In June 1966, Dorothy Haener was one of 28 women who created the National Organization of Women.
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In 1971, Dorothy Haener was one of the many women who helped create the National Women's Political Caucus.
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In 1983, Dorothy Haener was inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
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Dorothy Haener never married, as she claimed herself to be too independent to get married.
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Dorothy Haener was a member of the democratic party and was a delegate at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.