New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 canonical | 2 |
| New York shirtwaist makers’ strike | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1788790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 Context triple: [International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, notableEvent, New York shirtwaist strike of 1909]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
- 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: New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
garment workers’ strike
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historical event ⓘ labor strike ⓘ women’s labor protest ⓘ workers’ strike ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
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surface form:
New York shirtwaist makers’ strike
Uprising of the 20,000 ⓘ |
| cause |
abusive factory discipline
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lack of union recognition ⓘ long working hours ⓘ low wages ⓘ unsafe working conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| demand |
collective bargaining rights
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higher wages ⓘ improved workplace safety ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ union recognition ⓘ |
| endDate | 1910-02-15 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfProtest |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| industry |
garment industry
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shirtwaist manufacturing ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Italian immigrant workers
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Jewish immigrant workers ⓘ garment workers ⓘ predominantly female workers ⓘ shirtwaist makers ⓘ |
| notableException |
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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surface form:
Triangle Shirtwaist Company did not sign a union agreement
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| numberOfParticipants | approximately 20,000 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
New York City Police Department
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surface form:
New York City police
garment factory owners ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
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surface form:
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
surface form:
Local 25 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
|
| pointInTime | 1909 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire ⓘ |
| result |
improved wages in many shops
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reduced working hours in many shops ⓘ signed agreements with many manufacturers ⓘ some recognition of unions ⓘ |
| significance |
advanced women’s role in the labor movement
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galvanized the American labor movement ⓘ highlighted exploitation of immigrant women workers ⓘ influenced later labor reforms in the garment industry ⓘ International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
surface form:
strengthened the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
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| startDate | 1909-11-22 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
National Women’s Trade Union League of America
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surface form:
Women’s Trade Union League
middle-class women reformers ⓘ suffragists ⓘ |
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Subject: New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
New York shirtwaist makers’ strike