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Heaven will protect the working girl
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"The dramatic story of the "Uprising of the 20,000," the 1909 shirtwaist strike, is told through vignettes that explore immigrant women's lives in turn-of-the-century New York. The experiences of y...
"The dramatic story of the "Uprising of the 20,000," the 1909 shirtwaist strike, is told through vignettes that explore immigrant women's lives in turn-of-the-century New York. The experiences of young Jewish and Italian working women address subjects including immigration, intergenerational conflict, "romance," ethnic tensions, industrial conflict, and the creation of a new consumer and entertainment culture"--Container.
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- Creator
- American Social History Project ; directors, Pennee Bender, Joshua Brown, Andrea Ades Vásquez ; producer/art director/script, Joshua Brown
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : American Social History Project, [2006?]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 28 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocm80742215
- Credits
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- Editor, Pennee Bender ; music, Jane Ira Bloom
- Originally released in 1993 as part of the documentary series Who Built America?
- DVD.
Subjects
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Women foreign workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Women's clothing industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Shirt industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Strikes and lockouts -- Shirt industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Women clothing workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
- Women foreign workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.