Today in Labor History Apr 22 Death of Ida Mae Stull the country’s first woman coal miner & more

[Omaha Steve]

April 23


April 22, 1970 - During the first "Earth Day," hundreds of thousands of Americans demonstrated their concern for the environment. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson played a key role in launching Earth Day.

For more on Earth Day, visit http://earthday.envirolink.org/

Death of Ida Mae Stull, nationally recognized as the country’s first woman coal miner - 1980

United Farm Workers of America founder Cesar Chavez dies in San Luis, Ariz., at age 66 - 1993

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_04_22_2010