Iowa Labor History Oral Project

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History Sites, Local, ResourcesApril 1, 2022

The Iowa Labor History Oral Project (ILHOP) is an innovative statewide initiative to document Iowa’s rich labor and working class history through the collection and preservation of oral histories. A joint project of the Iowa Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), the University of Iowa Labor Center, and the State Historical Society of Iowa, ILHOP is widely recognized as a model for long-standing university-community engagement, and as one of the most comprehensive state-level labor oral history collections in the world.

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One of the most significant struggles for workers’ rights began on January 12, 1912, in Lawrence, Mass., when thousands of textile workers began a walkout that would come to be known as the Bread and Roses Strike, the Lawrence Textile Strike, and the Singing Strike. Read an overview and find teaching resources below.

View: Knights of Labor History and Geography 1869-1899

Knights of Labor History and Geography 1869-1899

History Sites, Knights of Labor, Mapping American Social Movements Project, Organizations, Resources, University of Washington (UW), Working Class Activism Organizations

The Knights of Labor was the largest and most extensive association of workers in 19th century America. Organized in 1869, the movement grew slowly in the 1870s, then surged in the 1880s, reaching a peak membership approaching one million in 1886-1887 with Local Assemblies spread across the country in more than 5,600 cities and towns.

View: Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

History Sites, Resources, Women Labor

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000, is a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women’s history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the collection seeks to advance scholarly…

View: January 2017 Rally at Northwestern High, Detroit, Joel Berger Collection

January 2017 Rally at Northwestern High, Detroit, Joel Berger Collection

Detroit, Joel Berger, Media, Michigan, People, Photo Gallery, Photos WTM, Photos WTM Detroit, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, When Teachers Mobilize

A gallery of photos to explore.

View: How did the Lowell system contribute to the industrialization of the united states?

How did the Lowell system contribute to the industrialization of the united states?

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Lowell built on the advances made in the British textile industry, such as the use of the power loom, to industrialize American textile production. He was the first factory owner in the United States to create a textile mill that was vertically integrated.

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The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection

Chicago Historical Society, History Sites, Resources

Welcome to the Haymarket Affair Digital Collection. The Chicago Historical Society has created this digital collection to provide on-line access to its primary source materials relating to the Haymarket Affair, a controversial moment in Chicago’s past and a pivotal event in the early history of…

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