The 1912 Lawrence textile strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_1912_Lawrence_textile_strike
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bread_and_Roses_strike
gptkbp:cause wage cuts
poor working conditions
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual Bread and Roses Festival
gptkbp:endDate March 14, 1912
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 1912 Lawrence textile strike
gptkbp:industry gptkb:textile_industry
gptkbp:influenced future labor movements
gptkbp:influencedBy Massachusetts labor law of 1912
gptkbp:involvedDemographics gptkb:women
children
immigrant workers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lawrence,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national press
gptkbp:notableEvent children sent to other cities
Bread and Roses slogan
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Arturo_Giovannitti
gptkb:Joseph_Ettor
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 20,000
gptkbp:opposedBy local authorities
mill owners
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
gptkbp:result improved working conditions
wage increases
gptkbp:startDate January 11, 1912
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
songs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Direct_Action
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6