Susan Eisenberg's On Equal Terms: gender & solidarity (https://onequalter.ms) is an interactive, digital art installation that documents the pioneering experiences of the first women who entered the skilled construction trades in the 1970s, and the women who followed them. Although suitable for any viewers, I plan on incorporating the installation into my undergraduate courses in a state-university labor studies program with students who are in union-sponsored trades-apprenticeship programs. While the content of this art installation is perfect for labor history and labor studies students or union-based workshops, this virtual installation can make any class come alive. Eisenberg's art installation represents the experiences of real workers, raises many questions that are crucial to the labor movement as more workers become interested in unionizing, and provides opportunities for delving into related historical, economic, political, and cultural issues.
On Equal Terms: gender & solidarity, launched in 2018, is a reconceived...
