Rosemary Feurer
Rosemary Feurer

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Rosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among others. She is working on The Illinois Mine Wars, 1860-1940 and a new biography of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.
LaborOnline New Book Interviews

Emmett Till & United Packinghouse Workers by Matthew Nichter – Free Access til August 1

This recent issue of the Labor: Studies in Working Class History features a terrific essay “Did Emmett Till Die in Vain? Organized Labor

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LAWCHA

Membership list is back!

After a long period of downtime for the membership list, we have finally fixed it! Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at

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LaborOnline

Lauren Braun-Strumfels Essay on Italian Immigrant Gatekeeping – Free Access

News that hopeful immigrants continue to be transported across the border under the Biden administration at levels last reached in 2018 makes it 

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Call for Proposals

Invisible Labor in Carceral Spaces: A Special Issue of International Labor and Working-Class History

ILWCH is soliciting articles for a special issue that will examine the history of unfree labor in carceral spaces within a global context.

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LaborOnline New Book Interviews

Aaron Goings on his new book: The Port of Missing Men

In his fascinating new book, Aaron Goings interrogates the legend of Billy Gohl (1873-1927), a union official accused of dozens of murders. He

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Book Roundtable LaborOnline

Goldfield Roundtable: Organizing Insights on the South

This is our fourth entry for this week’s roundtable discussion on Michael Goldfield’s new book, The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism in

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Call for Proposals Events

LAWCHA Conference: 2021 Call for Papers

The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA), an organization of scholars, teachers, students, labor educators, and activists, welcomes proposals for its 2021 conference

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LaborOnline

Labor & Working Class Cultural Picks to Click

One of my favorite quotes from Mother Jones is “Sit Down and Read. Educate Yourself for the Coming Conflicts.” While she had a

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Call for Proposals

“While There Is A Soul In Prison, I Am Not Free”: The History of Solidarity in Social and Economic Justice

In 1918, the American labor organizer and socialist leader Eugene Victor Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for his anti-war activities

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Film & Video LaborOnline

Witness to Revolution: Film about Anna Louise Strong Still Gives Insight

One hundred years ago, revolutionary potential was exciting the sensibilities of radicals and counter-revolutionists across the country. In February 1919, the passions and

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