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Originally published in 1977, Philip S. Foner’s The Factory Girls is finally back in print.
This collection of writings of New England factory workers tells the story of life and struggle, of the first efforts at trade union organization by women workers in U.S. history. Exhaustively researched, this collection offers documents written as they were—in the heat of battle against the bosses.
Foner highlights the history of militancy among women factory workers and he tells the story of the Female Labor Reform Associations. Then he discusses “Three Pioneer Women Labor Leaders” and the ten-hour movement, among other topics.
As Foner notes, “There will be some objection to the use of the term ‘girls’ for the young women who worked at the looms in the New England mills. But, as the reader will quickly discover, this is precisely what they called themselves…”
International Publishers is proud and honored to bring The Factory Girls back to print. This new edition includes a Foreword by Nicole Stasek, a member of IBEW Local 301. She argues that the lessons learned by the women activists and organizers of the 1840s are just as relevant today. As Stasek notes, “resistance begins with collective recognition…” of systemic conditions.
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