Paterson silk strike of 1913
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The Paterson silk strike of 1913 was a major labor uprising in Paterson, New Jersey, where thousands of silk mill workers, supported by radical labor organizers, walked out to demand better working conditions, pay, and control over the pace of work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paterson silk strike of 1913 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Paterson silk strike of 1913 Context triple: [Big Bill Haywood, participatedIn, Paterson silk strike of 1913]
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A.
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 was a massive, predominantly female garment workers’ labor strike in New York City that helped galvanize the American labor movement and improve conditions in the garment industry.
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B.
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Loray Mill strike of 1929
The Loray Mill strike of 1929 was a major and violently suppressed textile workers’ labor strike in Gastonia, North Carolina, that became a landmark conflict in U.S. labor history.
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D.
Bread and Roses Strike
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.
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E.
Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paterson silk strike of 1913 Target entity description: The Paterson silk strike of 1913 was a major labor uprising in Paterson, New Jersey, where thousands of silk mill workers, supported by radical labor organizers, walked out to demand better working conditions, pay, and control over the pace of work.
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A.
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 was a massive, predominantly female garment workers’ labor strike in New York City that helped galvanize the American labor movement and improve conditions in the garment industry.
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B.
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Loray Mill strike of 1929
The Loray Mill strike of 1929 was a major and violently suppressed textile workers’ labor strike in Gastonia, North Carolina, that became a landmark conflict in U.S. labor history.
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D.
Bread and Roses Strike
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.
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E.
Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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industrial dispute ⓘ labor strike ⓘ |
| cause |
demand for better working conditions
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demand for higher wages ⓘ introduction of the four-loom system ⓘ opposition to increased loom assignments per worker ⓘ speedup of work ⓘ |
| consequence |
blacklisting of strike leaders
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increased national attention to IWW organizing ⓘ strengthening of employer control in Paterson silk mills ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duration | about five months ⓘ |
| endDate | 1913-07-28 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Paterson Strike Pageant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
abolition of the four-loom system
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eight-hour workday ⓘ wage increases ⓘ worker control over pace of work ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extensive arrests of strikers
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mass picketing ⓘ radical labor leadership ⓘ use of free-speech fights by organizers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | silk industry ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Adolph Lessig
NERFINISHED
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Bill Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlo Tresca NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick L. Quinlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1913-06-07 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | over 20,000 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Paterson city authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local police ⓘ silk mill owners ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
IWW
NERFINISHED
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Industrial Workers of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantDemographics |
immigrant workers
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skilled and unskilled silk workers ⓘ women workers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American labor movement
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Industrial Workers of the World organizing campaigns ⓘ textile strikes in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of most workers’ demands
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limited concessions by some employers ⓘ |
| sector | textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| startDate | 1913-02-25 ⓘ |
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Subject: Paterson silk strike of 1913 Description of subject: The Paterson silk strike of 1913 was a major labor uprising in Paterson, New Jersey, where thousands of silk mill workers, supported by radical labor organizers, walked out to demand better working conditions, pay, and control over the pace of work.
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