Studs’s Work Is Carried On
by Joan McGann Morris
One of Chicago’s own, Studs Terkel passed away on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, but his work will carry on. He was a journalist/ actor / radio host/ historian /writer and activist with a tape recorder. Working Women’s History Project, along with many other groups, owe a great debt to Studs for his example and great body of work, which masterfully used first hand interviews and oral history to chronicle the stories of ordinary people who have made a difference.