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

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

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

The New Labor and Alt Labor with Nick Juravich | Rethinking Gender

#MeToo | Rethinking Gender

Science, Identity and the Politics of Intersectionality with Alondra Nelson

Gender, Race and the Politics of Identity with Alondra Nelson

Conclusion | Rethinking Gender

Change or Continuity in Women’s Economic Options? with Alondra Nelson

The Next Generation of Women’s Organizing with Nick Juravich

Stacey Abrams and Intersectional Politics with Nick Juravich

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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

Designed for both high school and college classrooms, History Matters helps students actively interpret evidence about the lives of ordinary Americans. It contains descriptions of and links to more than 1000 websites and first-person primary source documents, guides for analyzing historical evidence, classroom activities, and…

View: The Lowell Mill Girls

The Lowell Mill Girls

History Sites, Lowell, Lowell Mill Girls, Lowell Mills, Massachusetts, Resources

In the early 19th century the United States of America began to experience many changes. In parts of the country there was a shift from an agrarian society to an industrial society.

Air traffic controllers picket near a fence at DFW Airport's FAA tower during the PATCO strike. Aug. 5, 1981. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection)

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The 1981 PATCO Strike

History Sites, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources, UTA Libraries

In August 1981, over 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked off the job after contract negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) broke down.

View: The Lowell Mills, The Mill Girls

The Lowell Mills, The Mill Girls

History Sites, Lowell, Lowell Mill Girls, Lowell Mills, Massachusetts, Resources, The Lowell Mills

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: Meeting with Governor Justice at University High School – 2018 WV strike – Monongalia County, West Virginia, Carrie Beatty Collection

Meeting with Governor Justice at University High School – 2018 WV strike – Monongalia County, West Virginia, Carrie Beatty Collection

Carrie Beatty, Media, Monongalia County, Photo Gallery, Photos WTM, Photos WTM West Virginia, Resources, West Virginia, When Teachers Mobilize

A gallery of photos to explore.

View: CIO Unions History and Geography

CIO Unions History and Geography

Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO), History Sites, Mapping American Social Movements Project, Organizations, Resources, University of Washington (UW), Working Class Activism Organizations

The CIO transformed American labor and American politics. Defying the American Federation of Labor’s commitment to craft unionism, the Committee for Industrial Organization was established in 1935 by leaders of the United Mine Workers and other AFL unions who embraced industrial union organizing strategies.

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

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