. >> yvonne brathwaite burke served as a representative from california in the 1970s. in this oral history recorded, she recalls among other things the work of the caucus, her own efforts on behalf of displaced homemakers and the unlikely political battle to save the capitol beauty shop for working women. this is about 25 minutes. >> maiden name is yvonne watson. i grew up in los angeles. i was born here, born on what's the east side of los angeles. went to elementary school, near usc. my mother came and my mother and father came here from texas in 1921. and she had been a teacher in texas, but when she came here she became a real estate broker and a seam stress. he dad had been a farmer in texas, but when he came here, he came here and he worked in the studios. he was a janitor in the studios and he worked there for 28 years. but while he was there, he organized the service employees union within the studios. so i grew up really in the center of the labor movement. i drew up with parents -- i grew up with parents who were very, very ambitious and aggressive. when i sa