One of the landmark events in the history of the American Labor Movement, The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912, happened right here.
On the streets of Lawrence, striking workers — mostly women and immigrants — made history in the struggle for fair pay and workers’ rights with a 9-week strike that forced concessions from mill and factory owners.
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