History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1213 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The First Strikes
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The idea
Young women at the Boston Manufacturing Company in Waltham went on strike for two days in eighteen twenty-one when their wages were cut.
In practice
Pawtucket workers striking in eighteen twenty-four against reduced pay rates and longer hours.
Where people slip
Women at Dover, New Hampshire, ceased working in December eighteen twenty-eight after their wages were reduced.
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