Society: History: By_Topic: Social

Society: History: By_Topic: Social_History: Labor

Labor Movement (13)

Industrial Revolution@ (21)
Slavery@ (40)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (6)

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Science: Social Sciences: Economics: Economic History (75)
Society: Politics: Socialism: History (20)
Society: Work (602)

Bread and Roses: The Lost Histories of a Slogan and a Poem
Long thought to have been inspired by the 1912 strike by textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, James Oppenheim's poem was actually inspired by earlier labor struggles.

Child Labour 1750-1850
Extensive treatment of the topic, from the Encyclopaedia of British History.

History Of Work Information System
Presents the world of work of the past as known by occupational activities.

International Association of Labour History Institutions
Provides news, serials tables of contents, and other services from all major collecting institutions in the field.

Irish Labour History
Includes scanned material and links.

Labor Arts
Virtual museum exhibiting and cataloging the art of the labor movement and working people. Collections include parades, cartoon art on labor themes, and buttons and badges.

Labour History Resources
News, links and resources.

Smithsonian Magazine: Hell's Bells
Includes several articles on labor conditions in the 19th century.

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