Remembering America’s Child Labor Crisis and the Women Reformers Who Opposed It
In the last couple of years, Americans have rediscovered child labor. The Nation reported that…
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Fighting Fascism, Writing Novels, and Preserving Radical History
This piece is a response to our call for submissions on U.S. Intervention in Latin America…
What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in…
Employer Organizing: The Importance of Hobnobbing
As depicted in this cartoon from Square Deal, a magazine published by the Citizens’ Industrial…
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in print.…
The Machiavelli of the Mexican American People: Steelworkers, the Catholic Church, and Building Political Power
Robert Segovia (left) instructing class. Emerito Torres and Agapito Cruz (at chalkboard). Photo courtesy of…
The Reports of Leonora Barry, Knight of Labor: Chronicling Women Workers in the Gilded Age
This piece is a response to our recent Call for Submissions: Histories of Labor in…
Histories of Labor in the U.S. Call for Submissions
From service workers and graduate students to media outlets and rail workers, labor activism is…
Needles and Hoops Sports Programs in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Socialist Party, and their Communist Rivals
Today, the fight for social justice in sports tends to concern elite competition because adults…
Labor History and Passenger Outrage in the U.S. Airline Industry
During the Spring of 2017, the U.S. airline industry became the target of widespread public…