‘Bread and Roses’ strike: Highlighting child labor, workplace safety, unequal distribution of wealth
March 10, 2023 — In 1912, textile workers worked long hours for dismal wages. At the American Woolen Company mill in Lawrence, Mass., more than half the workers were women and girls between the ages of 14 and 18. A Massachusetts law made the situation worse by reducing the number of hours women and children...
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