Author: Amy Laiken
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Annie Shapiro and the Clothing Workers’ Strike
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Annie, as she was known to her co-workers at a men’s clothing company, was a 12-year-old Russian Jewish…
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Roe v. Wade Overturned: Potential Effects on Working Women
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There are many ways that the elimination of a national right to abortion might adversely affect the lives…
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Remembering Helen Marie Ramirez-Odell
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Recently, Working Women’s History Project lost one of our beloved board members — Helen Ramirez-Odell. Helen, in 1995, was…
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The 50th Anniversary of Eisenstadt v. Baird
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March 22, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Eisenstadt v. Baird. This Supreme Court ruling held that single people had…
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Remembering Lillie Petty (1945–2022)
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Lillie Petty, a longtime Chicago labor and community activist, passed away on February 22, 2022.
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Women Pioneers in Architecture
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Several women with Chicago connections were entering the field of architecture long before it was common, or even…