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…
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.
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