For many women, the two World Wars that the United States have participated in were a big opportunity for them to find their way into the workplace. Filling shells with explosives, operating switchboard and heading to the fields to harvest crops, women were tasked with many jobs that were traditionally not held by women when […]
History
Remembering the Ludlow Massacre
April 20th marked the 108th anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre in which the Colorado National Guard, and private militiamen employed by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company (CF&I) were unleashed on striking coal miners and their families, killing five striking miners, two women, and twelve children. The striking members of the United Mine Workers of […]