Stone was the first female Executive Board Member of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, starting in 1973. Born in Colorado in 1923, Stone lived in San Diego most of her life. She worked for three years with the Communications Workers of America Local 9509, then became head of Local 139 of the Office Workers Union, where she was working at the time of this interview. In this interview, Stone discusses the following topics: her family background; her motivations for getting involved with union work; activities involved with her job, particularly speaking and organizing; labor demonstrations and lobbying in state capitols; what goes on in an organizing drive; receptiveness of men and other board members to her; the need for active involvement by women in the labor movement; her feelings on the women's liberation movement and personal refusal to take a man's place in the world; the traditional roles of women in the home; and future goals.
