All posts tagged "unions"
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16.0K2New England PlacesSix Places Workers Were Killed in New England
Over the course of New England history many thousands of workers were killed on the job. Some, like Vermont quarry workers, died...
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21.9K9Business and LaborSix Irish Landmarks in New England
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
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34.5K15Business and LaborThe Mad Hatters of Danbury, Conn.
The 19th-century hat factories of Danbury, Conn., made physical wrecks of thousands of workers. They turned them into mad hatters with symptoms...
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44.7K2Business and LaborAnnie Jenness Miller Rescues 1890s Fashion Victims, Invents Sportswear
Annie Jenness Miller came down from the mountains of New Hampshire with a message for the women of America: “Take off your...
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12.3K3Religion and Social MovementsNew England Wedding Customs: Quilts, Mirrors, Quakers and Bees
New England wedding customs and superstitions in the 1700s mixed home-grown ideas and practices imported mainly from Britain. Some wedding customs, like ...
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5.2K13Business and LaborFlashback Video: Leominster Labor Day Parade, 1903
The people of Leominster, Mass., celebrated the 16th national Labor Day in 1903 with a parade down the center of town. (Leominster...
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