workingclasshistory:On this day, 28 December 1907, 10,000 households in New York City went on rent s
workingclasshistory:On this day, 28 December 1907, 10,000 households in New York City went on rent strike against rent price hikes. The action was sparked by 16-year-old textile worker Pauline Newman, who enlisted 400 other young women and girls who were factory workers to help persuade other families to join in. Landlords fought back with water shut offs and revenge evictions, but the families stood firm, and by early January around 2000 households won reduced rents. Pictured: tenants discussing the strike, early 1908This is just one of hundreds of stories featured in our first book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion. We still have a few hundred copies remaining from our first print run, so you can still grab one here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/working-class-history-everyday-acts-resistance-rebellion-book https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1617739621744515/?type=3 -- source link
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