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Labor’s Legacy — The Ludlow Massacre
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Ludlow, Colorado. Monday, April 20th, 1914, just one day after Easter. The Colorado National Guard surrounds a tent colony—known as a company town—owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, a mining company operated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. For … Continue reading
Rights We Take for Granted: The Triangle Waist Factory Fire & Labor’s Legacy
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In the early 1900s, The Triangle Waist Company was one of the largest makers of shirtwaists, a popular women’s blouse that had a tight waist and puffy sleeves. Approximately 500 people—mostly immigrant women—worked at the Triangle Waist Company’s New York … Continue reading
