All posts tagged "Dover"
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23.1K10MassachusettsSarah Bagley Avenges the New England Mill Girls
A powerful Massachusetts politician in 1845 learned the hard way not to mess with the mill girls – and especially not with...
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24.0K18Business and LaborThe Great New England Shoemakers Strike of 1860
The great shoemakers strike of 1860 began with 3,000 Lynn, Mass., shoe workers who deliberately chose George Washington‘s birthday to start their righteous rebellion....
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15.4K10Crime and ScandalLucy Lambert Hale Gets A Valentine From John Wilkes Booth
Lucy Lambert Hale cut a broad swath through the hearts of Washington’s young bachelors in the 1860s. Her suitors included future Supreme...
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9.9K11ConnecticutMethodists vs. Millgirls in the Murder Trial of the Century (Pt. 1)
Everyone agrees on one thing about the Methodists and the mill girl: On December 21, 1832, Sarah Cornell was found dead. A...
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