Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 31-40

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Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 31-40

Alice Kessler-Harris, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Columbia University, edX, Elaine Tyler May, Linda Gordon, Media, People, Premilla Nadasen, Resources, Video, Videos, Vivian Gornick, Women Have Always Worked, Women LaborJanuary 28, 2022

The following are video previews from the edX course “Women Have Always Worked” presented by Alice Kessler-Harris and Columbia University.

The War on Poverty with Premilla Nadasen

Civil Rights and Labor Organizing with Premilla Nadasen

The War in Vietnam and the New Left

Unleashing Women’s Imaginations: Cultural and Sexual Revolution

The Pill and the Women’s Movement in the 1960s with Elaine Tyler May

The Lesbian Movement with Blanche Wiesen Cook

Race and Birth Control with Elaine Tyler May

A Women’s Politics Emerges: The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission

Origins of Second-Wave Feminism with Linda Gordon

Doc. Exam.: Photos from the Women’s March for Equality with Vivian Gornick

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

DateMarch 2019Provided byAlice Kessler-HarrisMain CollectionHistory MediaAreaResourcesReferenceResearch CollectionsShare

In 1820 Lowell, known as East Chelmsford, MA at the time, had a population of 200 and was a farming community. Thirty years later, the population had grown to 33,000 and one could find 32 textile mills in existence there. Lowell was an ideal location for these mills because it was located near the Merrimac River. The river supplied the water necessary to run these factories.

View: 2018 CES Major Work Stoppages Report

2018 CES Major Work Stoppages Report

Department of Labor, Media, PDF, PDF WTM GOV, Research Collections, Resources, US Government Publications, When Teachers Mobilize

In 2018, there were 20 major work stoppages involving 485,000 workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of major work stoppages beginning in 2018 was the highest since 2007 (21 major work stoppages). The number of workers involved was the highest since 1986 (533,000 workers).

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.

Frances Benjamin Johnston, photographer. Wooden Box Industry: women in work room of box factory. ca 1910. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

View: Founding of the National Labor Union and the 1st National Call for a 8-Hour Work Day

Founding of the National Labor Union and the 1st National Call for a 8-Hour Work Day

Baltimore, History Sites, Library of Congress, Maryland, Organizations, Resources, Working Class Activism Organizations

The National Labor Union was founded on August 20, 1866, in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first attempt to create a national labor group in the United States and one of their first actions was the first national call for Congress to mandate an 8-hour work day.

View: West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, Matewan

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, Matewan

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Resources, West Virginia

In the town of Matewan, the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum sits at the site of a historic battle which erupted in May of 1920, setting into motion a chain of events that led to the largest armed uprising in the United States since our civil war.

View: The Schools St. Paul Children Deserve

The Schools St. Paul Children Deserve

Media, Minnesota, PDF, PDF WTM, PDF WTM St Paul, Research Collections, Resources, Saint Paul Federation of Teachers, When Teachers Mobilize

Teaching in St. Paul Public Schools was a destination for me because I knew our schools had a gorgeous student population that reflected our world. I also found an amazing group of dedicated, talented colleagues I am honored to work alongside and represent.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) works tirelessly to improve the lives of working people.

View: AFL-CIO – Americas Unions

AFL-CIO – Americas Unions

American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO), History Sites, Organizations, Resources, Working Class Activism Organizations

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) works tirelessly to improve the lives of working people.

View: Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 91-98

Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 91-98

Alice Kessler-Harris, Alondra Nelson, Columbia University, edX, 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.

Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 31-40

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