Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:workers
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| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
|
| gptkbp:cause |
wage cuts
|
| gptkbp:demands |
better wages
improved working conditions shorter working hours |
| gptkbp:duration |
several weeks
|
| gptkbp:government_response |
state militia intervention
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
part of the broader labor movement
response to industrialization involved political activism involved public demonstrations involved children workers involved community organizing involved diverse ethnic groups involved economic conditions of the time involved immigrant workers involved legal battles involved local community support involved national labor organizations involved negotiations with mill owners involved rallies and speeches involved social reform movements involved solidarity actions involved strikes across the country involved the role of unions involved the role of women in labor involved various textile mills involved women workers part of the Progressive Era |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
highlighted immigrant labor issues
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lawrence Textile Strike
|
| gptkbp:impact |
labor movement in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Mary_O'_Sullivan
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn gptkb:Joseph_Ettor |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced labor laws
increased awareness of workers' rights inspired future labor strikes contributed to the establishment of the minimum wage |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Lawrence,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
national attention
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Bread_and_Roses_strike
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
settlement agreement
|
| gptkbp:participants |
textile workers
|
| gptkbp:result |
increased labor rights
|
| gptkbp:support |
support from women's groups
sympathy from other labor groups support from socialists |
| gptkbp:year |
1912
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Big_Bill_Haywood
gptkb:Joseph_Ettor gptkb:Bread_and_Roses_strike |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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