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IWW 1995 Calendar Features Women Workers
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The 1995 IWW Labor History Calendar is a very up-to-date
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source of information about the labor movement. The first inside
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photo shows women in South Africa on strike against the
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multinational corporation, Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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This year's calendar is subtitled: Women Workers: The
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Struggle Continues. It features thirteen excellent photographs of
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women workers marching, striking and organizing as far back as
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1912 and as recently as 1993.
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Hundreds of historic events are listed on the calendar.
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Almost every day of the year is filled with at least one
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significant event in the labor movement. Check your calendar to
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find out what happened before your time, and to remind yourself of
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recent victories and violations.
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For example, did you know:
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-- 20,000 female garment workers struck in 1909?
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-- 96 GM plants were shut down by a strike in 1945?
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-- Union activist Karen Silkwood was killed while trying to
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pass on information about
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nuclear safety violations, in 1975?
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-- Who said, "I'm not a lady, I'm a hell-raiser!"?
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Many fellow workers are here remembered: names like Lucy
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Parsons, Rosa
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Luxembourg, Emma Goldman, Meridel LeSueur, Kate Richards O'Hare,
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Florence Reese, Fannie Sellins and many other women and men who
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made their contribution for workers rights.
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In these times when the working person's rights are under
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attack, this calendar reminds us of the richness and depth of the
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roots of the movement. Every day is a reminder of those who did
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their part, and knowing how they struggled inspires us to do our
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part. When the going gets rough, a glance at the IWW Labor
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History Calendar is enough to fill you with pride and renew your
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spirit.
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The Calendar is attractively and professionally
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designed. It has all the
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holidays, both cultural and official including U.S. and Canadian.
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The IWW Labor History Calendar is a must for every household and
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office!
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Order your Calendar from IWW-HLF, Box 204, Oak Park IL
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60303. Prices are $7.50 each; five or more, $4.50.
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