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Pride Month Profiles: Jeanne Laberge and Ruth Jacobsen
… quo. Jacobsen had been a "hidden child" during the Nazi occupation of Holland. In 1972, D'Inzillo sponsored Jacobsen's apprenticeship and she got her license a year later, making her New York City's first female "booth man." Laberge also … and was impressed at how well they supported each other. Jacobsen and Laberge soon proposed that Local 306 sponsor a pre-apprenticeship program for women. D'Inzillo eagerly agreed. Many of those who signed up for the program were the sisters, …