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Bread and roses

IssueMarch 2012

Downloadable poster for international women's day

23 Feb 2012 Feature by Emily Johns
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From January to March 1912, women led a successful strike of 25,000 textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. The phrase ‘bread and roses’ was coined to represent the struggle for quality of life as well as wages. See more on the Bread and Roses Centennial website.
 

Topics: Activist history, Art, Women
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IssueMarch 2012

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