American Woolen Company
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The American Woolen Company was a major early 20th-century U.S. textile manufacturer known for its large New England mills and its central role in major labor conflicts, including the 1912 Lawrence "Bread and Roses" strike.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Woolen Company canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporation
ⓘ
textile manufacturing company ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct textile companies of the United States
ⓘ
History of labor relations in the United States ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Arlington Mills
ⓘ
Pacific Mills ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| employed | thousands of textile workers ⓘ |
| formedBy | consolidation of New England woolen mills ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Frederick Ayer
ⓘ
William M. Wood ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayer Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Wood Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
men's suit fabrics
ⓘ
woolen cloth ⓘ worsted fabrics ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
1912 wage reduction leading to Lawrence strike
ⓘ
investigations by the U.S. Congress after the Lawrence strike ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPerson |
Frederick Ayer
ⓘ
William M. Wood ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Gilded Age
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surface form:
Gilded Age and Progressive Era
|
| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| industry |
textile industry
ⓘ
woolen goods manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. labor law debates
ⓘ
public opinion on industrial working conditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in the 1912 Lawrence "Bread and Roses" strike
ⓘ
large New England textile mills ⓘ role in early 20th-century U.S. labor history ⓘ |
| laborRelations | site of major strikes and labor conflicts ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainActivity | spinning, weaving, and finishing woolen and worsted fabrics ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Lawrence, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester, New Hampshire ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| operationalPeak | early 20th century ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Bread and Roses Strike
ⓘ
surface form:
1912 Lawrence textile strike
|
| partOf | U.S. industrial capitalism in the Progressive Era ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
industrial relations research
ⓘ
labor history studies ⓘ |
| usedLabor |
child labor in early years
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immigrant workers ⓘ women workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles Ranlett Flint