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Min L. Matheson was a prominent labor, community, and civic leader who headed the Wyoming Valley District of the ILGWU from 1944 to 1963. With her husband Bill, she confronted corrupting influences and other obstacles while building a membership of 11,000. Under their leadership, a model workers' education program, health care center, and traveling chorus were created. Later, she led efforts on behalf of flood victims after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.
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