Women in Skilled Trades: Reclaiming a 700 Year Tradition[1] Yes, you’ve read it correctly, 700 years since women first began working in skilled trades. A fact that not only challenges stereotypes of women’s labor history, but it boggles the mind that such a long history in this field exists. As we celebrate Labor Day in
Read moreWhen the Machinists Union was founded in 1888 and for years after, there were no women in that Atlanta railroad pit, brainstorming about how to get better wages and working conditions. but that doesn’t mean they didn’t want those things.
Read moreOn August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment. Although it wasn’t officially part of the Constitution until a week later, many recognize this date as the final step toward the constitutional right to vote after a century-long fight for equal representation.
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