Today… in 1909, more from than 20,000 shirtwaist workers in New York – barely out of their teens, recent immigrants, mostly Jewish and some Italian – launched an 11-week general strike. The “Uprising of the 20,000” was the largest strike by women to date in U.S. history.
...then again, maybe they won't
...then again, maybe they won't
...then again, maybe they won't
Today… in 1909, more from than 20,000 shirtwaist workers in New York – barely out of their teens, recent immigrants, mostly Jewish and some Italian – launched an 11-week general strike. The “Uprising of the 20,000” was the largest strike by women to date in U.S. history.