Diana Baldwin

Diana Baldwin
Born(1948-08-31)August 31, 1948
Letcher County, Kentucky, US
DiedMay 28, 2016(2016-05-28) (aged 67)
South Carolina, US
Spouses
  • James Roger Gibbs
  • William Christian
Children3

Diana Baldwin was an American hospital receptionist and miner. She and Anita Cherry, hired as miners in 1973, are believed to have been the first women to work in an underground coal mine in the United States. They were the first female members of United Mine Workers of America to work inside a mine.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Armstrong, Holly (March 22, 2022). "A Brief History of Women in Mining". DOL Blog. U.S. Department of Labor.
  2. ^ Klemesrud, Judy (May 18, 1974). "In Coal Mine No. 29, Two Women Work Alongside the Men". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Two Women Make History as Kentucky Miners". Toledo Blade. December 26, 1973. p. 21.