The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death.

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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended...

Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...