Bread and roses
What did they chant in the poem?
bread and roses
The woman named Anna LoPiozzo was likely killed by?
a gunshot received by the police
would the kids rather have played or worked
played
what day did a group of polish weavers leave in protest?
jan, 11th
"we fight for roses too.." refers to?
the workers being miserable
What did the "bread and roses" strike fight for?
They fought for fair wages, 8 hour days , and safe working conditons
why did the public feel sympathy for the strikers?
the kids
The conditions of the workers at the Milwaukee brewery were described as?
"Backs bent under a heavy load of garments''
"Faces dulled"
(either of these answers are fine)
which of the groups were openly racist?
AFL
who wrote the poem "bread and roses"?
James Oppenheim
Whats the poem referencing in the line " unnumbered women dead"
the women that died in the building fire, either burning to death or jumping off 8 stories or higher
how did Flynn and Haywood instruct the strikers to act?
Nonviolent. so the strike could last as long as possible
the cause of most deaths were?
''Accidents like Teoli's and health dangers like thick smoke were responsible for most of the deaths." quote directly from the article
what does the IWW stand for?
the Industrial Workers of the World
how many trains reached their desitination?
1
What do the bread and roses represent in the poem and the movement?
Bread represents having enough money for food, and roses represent living life and having life quality
how much did the company's offer to raise the pay?
5 cents
How many hours were described in the "Handbook of the Women's Trade Union Industrial League"
" 10, 12, 14, and even 17 hours a day"
what does the term "9/5" mean in
working 9am to 5pm
or, in better terms, 9hours a day, 5 days a week
definition of a strike
a strike is when a company's workers stop working to let the company loose money, in hope that they'll charge their mind
Was child labor legal at the time?
No, there were laws in place that tried to prevent it. but most families still sent kids to work to make more money
What month are year did the poet Edwin Markham write something in the cosmopolitan magazine?
January, 1907
what did one of the women recall from her work environment?
broken stairwells, wooden unswept floors, no fresh drinking water, mice and roaches, etc
"more than _____ people had stopped working overnight. Up to ______ people at a time were in the street protesting the unfair treatment they experienced."
25'000
10,000
what did some company's make the workers sign?
''yellow-dog contract, or an oath to never join a union.''