The story of a working mother, songwriter, and labor activist who was murdered for her involvement in the Gastonia Textile Strike.
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Advertising related to the challenges of maintaining feeding a family on a tight budget.
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The story of Southern widow who transformed her need to work into a high-ranking government career.
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The story of a documentary photographer who captured the lives of citizens from the New Deal through World War II.
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The story of an ambitious woman who used her intelligence and privileged family connections to fight for social reform on the largest national and international stages.
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Illustrations by Miné Okobu, a Japanese American artist who lived at Topez concentration camp for almost two years.
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Excerpts from a pamphlet protesting the Equal Rights Amendment.
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The United States Supreme Court opinion in Goesaert v. Cleary that favored laws protecting women from morally corrupt work environments.
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A newspaper article discussing how the end of the war affected women defense workers.
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A newspaper article about a mother who made and sold illegal liquor out of necessity.
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