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Gradually , working girls organized in their own behalf , joined men in the embattled trade union movement , and participated in a number of strikes , in which they were supported by the more privileged feminist reformers .
Gradually , working girls organized in their own behalf , joined men in the embattled trade union movement , and participated in a number of strikes , in which they were supported by the more privileged feminist reformers .
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Another pioneer trade unionist was Mrs. Leonora M. Barry , who became " general investigator " or national organizer for the Knights of Labor . A hosiery worker by trade , she had started work in a mill at sixty ...
Another pioneer trade unionist was Mrs. Leonora M. Barry , who became " general investigator " or national organizer for the Knights of Labor . A hosiery worker by trade , she had started work in a mill at sixty ...
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The organization sought to win the economic rights of women by a combination of trade union organization and political action . Its board of directors gradually brought more and more trade union women into positions of leadership .
The organization sought to win the economic rights of women by a combination of trade union organization and political action . Its board of directors gradually brought more and more trade union women into positions of leadership .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |