"In 1911, 146 workers, most of them young women, were killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire leading to a public call for laws to protect workers. As a result, by 1920 the ILGWU [International Ladies Garment Workers Union] was one of the most powerful unions in the organized labor movement."--Excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
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SUBJECT HEADING /CALL NUMBER RANGE
Labor. Working Class/HD 4801-8943
Labor Disputes. Strikes and Lockouts/HM 5306-5474
Classes of Labor/HD 6050-6305
Trade Unions. Workers Associations/HD 6350-6940.7
Social Conditions of Labor/HD 6951-6957
Guide Credit: Sally Neale
For: Library Internship, 2010-2011
Area of interest: Instructional Media
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