Rebel Girls and Union Maids: the woman question in the journals of the AFL and IWW, 1905-1920

An article by Ann Schofield which contrasts the differences and examines the striking likenesses between the AFL and the IWW approaches to the woman question through their treatment of important women's issues of the day.

Originally appeared in Feminist Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer, 1983)

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rebel_girls_and_union_maids.pdf (2.51 MB)

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