
"Hering is at her best describing the burdens of the working poor during a time of social turmoil and change. She provides an accurate portrayal of the clashing needs and desires that drive both the union movement in America's garment and textile industries and the increasingly...
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In 1913, silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey, went on strike, demanding an eight-hour work day and better working conditions-reasonable requests that nevertheless led to the arrest of over 1,800 people. Young Eleanor O'Bannion was not arrested, but she was there. Living...

"Hering is at her best describing the burdens of the working poor during a time of social turmoil and change. She provides an accurate portrayal of the clashing needs and desires that drive both the union movement in America's garment and textile industries and the increasingly...



