Gift of Miriam Stein

Id no. 1941.91, Book, Yiddish, English

1914, New York

Subject(s):  ILGWU, Garment industry, Unions, Libraries

By 1897, most apparel industry workers in New York were Jewish -- many of them young immigrant women. The Jewish-led ILGWU (International Ladies' Garment Workers Union) was a leader in the US union movement.