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Lowell Mill Women Create First Union of Working Women
The Lowell Mill Women, working in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the early 19th century, played a pivotal role in the formation of the first union of working women in the United States. -
Atlanta's Washerwomen Strike
In the summer of 1881 a group of African American women decided that they were tired of being underpaid and undervalued, so these washerwomen began a strike, or refused to work. They wanted to be paid more for their work and to be given more respect for the work they did. -
The Battle of Cripple Creek
It was a five-month strike by the Western Federation of Miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States. It resulted in a victory for the union and was followed in 1903 by the Colorado Labor Wars. -
Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov
She was a Serbian and Bulgarian textile worker, labor activist, newspaper editor and the first Serbian proletarian poet. -
McKees Rock Strike
Workers received less pay than normal and 40 riveters told the company they wouldn't work unless they were told the pay rates. When they returned to work three days later, they were fired -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was a tragic industrial disaster in New York City. It resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers, most of whom were young immigrant women, due to unsafe working conditions and locked exit doors in the factory building. -
Lucy Randolph Mason
Lucy Randolph Mason was a prominent American social reformer and labor activist in the early 20th century. She dedicated her life to advocating for workers' rights and social justice, leaving a lasting impact on the labor movement. -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a prominent American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union. He dedicated his life to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of agricultural laborers, leading numerous campaigns and boycotts to improve their working conditions and wages, and he is remembered as an iconic figure in the farm worker rights movement. -
Fred Ross jr.
Fred Ross Jr. was a labor and political organizer in California, working closely with the United Farm Workers and other progressive causes. -
Enzo Boschetti
Once known as Giuliano in the religious life. He was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Casa del Giovane. He once served as a friar from the Carmelites and did work in the missions in Kuwait though decided to return to his homeland to serve as a diocesan priest instead.