The Lowell Mill Girls: Celebrating America's First Union of

The Lowell Mill Girls: Celebrating America's First Union of Working Women

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In the early 19th century, long before the mass movements for labor and civil rights would grip the nation, a group of determined women and girls working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, mobilized to create the first union of working women in American history. Take a trip back in time for the latest episode of Solidarity Works, where you will revisit this legendary moment that proved to the country and the world that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, and that even just a little organizing can go a long way. Listen at usw.to/podcast or wherever you access your podcasts.

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