Bread and Roses Strike
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The Bread and Roses Strike was a landmark 1912 textile workers’ strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, notable for its large immigrant workforce, women’s leadership, and its role in U.S. labor history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 | 1 |
| Lawrence textile strike of 1912 | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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labor strike ⓘ textile workers strike ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lawrence strike
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Bread and Roses Strike ⓘ
surface form:
Lawrence textile strike of 1912
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| cause |
low wages
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passage of Massachusetts law reducing maximum weekly hours for women and children ⓘ poor working conditions ⓘ reduction of working hours without proportional pay ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| death | Anna LoPizzo ⓘ |
| demands |
end to premium system
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no discrimination against strikers ⓘ overtime pay at double rate ⓘ recognition of workers committees ⓘ time-and-a-quarter pay for overtime ⓘ wage increases ⓘ |
| endDate | 1912-03-14 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gender and labor
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immigrant labor activism ⓘ industrial democracy ⓘ workers rights ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in U.S. labor history
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symbol of solidarity among immigrant workers ⓘ symbol of women’s leadership in labor movement ⓘ |
| industry | textile industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | progressive era labor reform movements ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Anna LoPizzo
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Arturo Giovannitti ⓘ Big Bill Haywood ⓘ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ⓘ Joseph Ettor ⓘ Margaret Sanger ⓘ |
| location | Lawrence, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOrganiser | Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
| mottoInterpretation | demand for both material well-being and quality of life ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
children sent to other cities for safety and support
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congressional investigation into conditions in Lawrence mills ⓘ |
| numberOfWorkersInvolved | approximately 25000 ⓘ |
| opponent |
American Woolen Company
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Lawrence textile mills ⓘ
surface form:
Lawrence textile mill owners
Massachusetts state militia ⓘ local authorities of Lawrence, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| participant |
French-Canadian immigrant workers
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Irish immigrant workers ⓘ Italian immigrant workers ⓘ Jewish immigrant workers ⓘ Polish immigrant workers ⓘ Syrian immigrant workers ⓘ immigrant textile workers ⓘ women workers ⓘ |
| policeAction | use of militia and police to suppress picketing ⓘ |
| relatedWork | poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim ⓘ |
| result |
improved working conditions in some mills
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increased national attention to immigrant labor conditions ⓘ strengthening of Industrial Workers of the World influence ⓘ wage increases for workers in Lawrence mills ⓘ |
| slogan | Bread and Roses ⓘ |
| startDate | 1912-01-11 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Lawrence textile strike of 1912
subject surface form:
Lawrence, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Bread and Roses Strike of 1912