WOMEN, SONG AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT: THE 1909 SHIRTWAIST STRIKE AND THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE

 

John Steinbeck said, “We learn a great deal about people by listening to their music. Listen to their songs, for into the songs go the anger, fears and frustrations, the hopes and aspirations.”

 

I have created a series of videos that highlight the role of women in the labor movement. Each video portrays an event and includes a song that is related to the event or to the labor movement in general.  

 

The subjects of this video are the 1909 Shirtwaist Strike or 1909 General Strike, Clara Lemlich and Rose Schneiderman and the song, “We Shall Not Be Moved.”

 

Charles R. Hale

 

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