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Cassedy was working as an office worker at Harvard University [1] when she met Karen Nussbaum. After going to a weekend workshop for office workers, the two realized that many office workers faced challenges in the workplace. They formed the 9to5 organization [2] in the Boston area with a group of eight other women, all located in Boston.
Cassidy married English actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth, on 31 December 2007. They live in Greenwich, London, with their daughter Kíla (born 16 September 2009) [11] and son Lynott Lord Cassidy (born c. 23 January 2013). [2]
Ellen Cassedy was a founder and longtime leader of 9 to 5, the national association of women office workers. Working 9 to 5 is her first-person account of this exciting movement, which began in the early 1970’s, mobilizing women across the country to organize for rights and respect on the job.
As she probed the terrain of memory, massacre, and moral dilemmas, Ellen changed her outlook on bystanders, victims, collaborators, rescuers—and herself. Her rich and deeply-felt account offers important insights—and hope. We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust.
Ellen Cassedy was a founder of 9 to 5, the movement of working women that mobilized for rights and respect on the job. "Working 9 to 5" is a first-person account of how a racially diverse group of women took on the corporate titans, organized a union, won victories from coast to coast – and inspired Jane Fonda’s hit movie and Dolly Parton ...
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About Ellen. I’m Ellen Cassidy and I’m the founder of Elemental Prep! The luckiest day of my life was March 18, 2011. My best friend prodded me out of the house to a “hot tub” party I really didn’t want to go to.
Sep 6, 2022 · Starting out in Boston in 1973, the women of 9 to 5 built a nationwide feminist movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted, filed lawsuits, and started a woman-led union.
