Colorado Knights of Labor march in a July 4, 1887 parade held in the town of Leadeville.
This item is part of the background to the Forging Bonds of Sympathy: The Catholic Church and the Knights of Labor section.
After the Knights of Labor legalized the admittance of Women in 1880, the union created a Committee on Women's Work. The Committee chose Leonora Barry (1849-1930), an Irish immigrant, one-time teacher, and former factory worker, to serve as a…
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Letter from Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter to Msgr. Howard J. Carroll, June 11, 1952; Reply by Msgr. Paul Tanner, June 23, 1952 . This item is a part of the U.S. Catholic Bishops…