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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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This site brings together information about the history and ongoing influence of newspapers and periodicals published by unions, labor councils, and radical organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Labor newspapers have been a critical part of American labor movements since the early 19th century and an…

Group of striking women-shirtwaist workers in New York City, circa 1909.

Uprising of 20,000 (1909)

History Sites, Jewish Women's Archive, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources

On November 23, 1909, more than 20,000 Yiddish-speaking immigrants, mostly young women in their teens and early twenties, launched an eleven-week general strike in New York’s shirtwaist industry. Dubbed the Uprising of the 20,000, it was the largest strike by women to date in American history.

International Trade Union History and Memory Network

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Oral History, Resources

The International Trade Union and Labour Memory Network is a collaborative international project by a group of historians and labour activists. We aim to examine the commemoriation of labour history by highlighting what kind of labour and trade union memory work is undertaken across the globe, how trade unions use history and memory as a resource, and discuss the problems and challenges involved in commemoration.

Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World

American Historical Association, History Sites, Resources

This site was created by Dr. James Leloudis and Dr. Kathryn Walbert as a part of the American Historical Association’s program Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In building this website, our intent is to make…

Mother Jones Museum

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Resources

Mother Jones Museum is the website of the Mother Jones Heritage Project, a 501-c-3 non-profit. We are guided by the philosophy & model of Mother Jones, whose base was in Chicago, but who went across the US to organize and fight for justice.

The Day the Mail Stopped

Great Postal Strike, History Sites, National Association of Letter Carriers, Postal Workers, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources

The wildcat Postal strike that began on March 18, 1970 signaled the end of collective begging and the beginning of collective bargaining that raised hundreds of thousands of postal workers, craft and management, from poverty level wages to middle class wage earners.

Lawrence History Center

History Sites, Lawrence, Local and Regional Resources, Massachusetts, Resources

Our collections are being digitized and made available through our website, OCLC WorldCat, Internet Archive, Digital Commonwealth, and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

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,…