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"Life in the Shop": The Story of an Immigrant Garment Worker
Clara Lemlich ignited the 1909 walkout of shirtwaist makers with her call for a general strike. This piece was first published in the New York Evening Journal, November 28, 1909.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Background Essay on Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
This essay explains the significance of young female immigrants in the labor upheavals that helped define the Progressive Era.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Background Essay on Early Twentieth Century Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
This essay outlines the reasons for Mexican immigration to the United States during the early part of the twentieth century as well as the issues immigrants confronted in their new home.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913), Modern America (1914-1929)