Penny Wicklander interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-05-05

Penny Wicklander discusses her life and work as an at home care giver. She talks about always having to take care of somebody--in-laws, parents, and for the last 6 years, her son, who had Lou Gehrig's disease. Has worked with a few men, a client with a traumatic brain injury, and her current client, who is 86-years-old. Loves being a care giver. Discusses being a rural care giver, the importance of having a sense of humor, and the challenges of working with the dying. She also talks about being a union job steward and serving on the union's bargaining team.
Recorded at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503, Salem Office, Salem, Oregon, May 5, 2015.
Taking Care--Documenting the Occupational Culture of Home Care Workers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/021: 02080) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.
In English.