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Omaha Steve

(99,703 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:51 PM Feb 2016

2-16-16 Birth of a Voice for Equality in 2:00


http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/february-16-2016-birth-of-a-voice-for-equality/




February 16, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1870. That was the day that the powerful labor orator Leonora O’Reilly was born to an Irish immigrant garment worker in New York City. During her lifetime Leonora left her special mark on the labor movement as a member of some of the leading organizations of working people of her day.

2:00 minute audio at link.

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