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National Domestic Workers Alliance – New York

History Sites, National Domestic Workers Alliance, ResourcesJanuary 3, 2022

Domestic work is the work that makes all other work possible. Together, we can win the protections and recognition that this vital American workforce needs. Join us today!

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Domestic work is the work that makes all other work possible. Together, we can win the protections and recognition that this vital American workforce needs. Join us today!

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The members of United Teachers Los Angeles believe that neighborhood public schools should serve as the essential anchors of our communities. As educators we see first-hand what students need in our classrooms, our school, our clinics, and our neighborhoods, and we deal with the issues that too often prevent those needs from being met.

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The Battle of Homestead Foundation

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Pennsylvania, Resources

The Battle of Homestead Foundation (BHF) is a diverse organization of citizens, workers, educators and historians. Our purpose is to memorialize the dramatic labor conflict of the 1892 Battle of Homestead and clarify the consequences that remain with us today. Inspired by that event, we promote a people’s history, empower today’s workforce and build strategies for the future of work. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

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Prelinger Archives

History Sites, Library of Congress, Resources

Prelinger Archives was founded in 1983 by Rick Prelinger in New York City. Over the next twenty years, it grew into a collection of over 60,000 “ephemeral” (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. In 2002, the film collection was acquired by the Library of Congress,…

View: Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 21-30

Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 21-30

Alice Kessler-Harris, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Columbia University, edX, Elaine Tyler May, Media, Nick Juravich, People, Resources, Video, Videos, Women Have Always Worked, Women Labor

Women Have Always Worked: Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018.
An exploration from an online edX course.

View: Encyclopedia of Chicago

Encyclopedia of Chicago

Chicago History Museum, History Sites, Local, Northwestern University, Resources, The Newberry Library

This encyclopedia appeared first as a published volume in 2004, but the published and electronic versions evolved together, part of an integrated vision of a new kind of historical encyclopedia. It includes thousands of entries, historical sources, and special features. One special feature, a map…

View: “I Knew What I Was Doing When I Signed Up For This”, a Poem, by Amanda Girdler

“I Knew What I Was Doing When I Signed Up For This”, a Poem, by Amanda Girdler

Amanda Girdler, Media, Oklahoma, People, Poem, Poem WTM, Resources, Video, Video WTM, Videos, Videos WTM, When Teachers Mobilize

The repeated argument I hear from people who are opposed to Oklahoma teachers walking out tomorrow is “we knew what we were doing when we signed up for this.” You’re right. We did. We signed up for the hardest job in the world and putting our kids first. Here’s a poem about it.

View: Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912 – Book Resource

Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912 – Book Resource

History Sites, Lawrence, Local and Regional Resources, Massachusetts, Resources, Zinn Education Project

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: Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 1-10

Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 1-10

Alice Kessler-Harris, Columbia University, edX, Elaine Tyler May, Media, Nick Juravich, People, Resources, Video, Videos, Women Have Always Worked, Women Labor

Women Have Always Worked: Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018.
An exploration from an online edX course.

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