1909 Garment Workers' Strike

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Uprising_of_the_20,000
gptkbp:cause	low wages poor working conditions long hours
gptkbp:endDate	February 1910
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1909 Garment Workers' Strike
gptkbp:industry	garment industry
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:1910_Chicago_Garment_Workers'_Strike Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire reforms
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableSupporter	gptkb:Anne_Morgan gptkb:Women's_Trade_Union_League gptkb:Alva_Belmont gptkb:Rose_Schneiderman
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers	over 20,000
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:Clara_Lemlich gptkb:International_Ladies'_Garment_Workers'_Union gptkb:Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_workers female garment workers
gptkbp:precededBy	smaller strikes in 1908
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:suffragist gptkb:trade_unionist progressive era reforms sweatshop labor
gptkbp:result	improved wages for some workers union recognition in some shops increased labor activism
gptkbp:significance	largest strike by women workers in US at the time
gptkbp:startDate	November 1909
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Women's_Trade_Union_League_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6