She Inspires
Kate Mullany
2/16/2018 | 1m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about Kate Mullany, the young Irish-American laundry labor organizer of the 1860s.
Irish immigrant Kate Mullany, a 23-year-old laundress, organized 200 women in 1864 to form the country's first all-female labor union. She went on to become the first female elected officer in the National Labor Congress long before women received the right to vote. Her accomplishments as an activist and labor leader are still celebrated today. Who inspires you? Share your story #SheInspiresMeWMHT
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She Inspires
Kate Mullany
2/16/2018 | 1m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Irish immigrant Kate Mullany, a 23-year-old laundress, organized 200 women in 1864 to form the country's first all-female labor union. She went on to become the first female elected officer in the National Labor Congress long before women received the right to vote. Her accomplishments as an activist and labor leader are still celebrated today. Who inspires you? Share your story #SheInspiresMeWMHT
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