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We Shall Not Be Moved: The Women's Factory Strike of 1909
We Shall Not Be Moved The Women's Factory Strike of 1909
Author: Joan Dash
ISBN-13: 9780590484107
ISBN-10: 0590484109
Publication Date: 1/1998
Pages: 165
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Polaris
Book Type: Paperback
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Young people feeling like they can't change the world should read Joan Dash's We Shall Not Be Moved. In 1909, teenage girls led some 30,000 shirt cutters, pressers, and finishers in the "largest strike of women workers ever known in the United States." These young women, who lived near poverty and spoke different languages, nevertheless brought the shirt-making industry to a halt for more than 13 weeks. Not only did it unite factory workers, it gained crucial support from college-educated suffragists and from women in high society, often called "the mink brigade." The strike, which began in New York and spread to Philadelphia, ultimately led to a settlement between more than 300 manufacturers and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
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