Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended gradually to get rid of us, employing in our place child labor and raw immigrant girls who would work for next to nothing.

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I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the...

I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the...

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of...

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of...

I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time...

I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time...

You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.

You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.

The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with...

The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with...

So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take...

So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take...

By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would...

By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would...

I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been...

I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been...

We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting.

We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting.

After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to...

After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to...

I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to...

I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to...

We have women working in the foundries, stripped to the waist, if you please, because...

We have women working in the foundries, stripped to the waist, if you please, because...

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple...

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple...

But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest...

But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest...

The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There...

The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There...

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory,...

Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory,...

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us...

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us...

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and...

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and...

Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a...

Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a...