Labor History
Mina Miller Edison Was Much More Than the Wife of the 'Wizard of Menlo Park'
The second wife of Thomas Edison, she viewed domestic labor as a science, calling herself a "home executive"
Why ‘Sí, Se Puede’ Was the Winning Motto for the United Farm Workers
Their nationwide boycott helped farmworkers win the right to join and form unions
How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI
Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover consolidated immense power—and created the beginnings of the surveillance state
The Father-Daughter Team Who Reformed America
Meet the duo who helped achieve the most important labor and civil rights victories of their age
Abigail Disney Criticizes Labor Practices at the Company Her Family Founded
Her new documentary, "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales," shines a light on income inequality and workers' rights
The Little-Known Story of the Women Who Stood Up to General Motors and Demanded Equal Pay
In the 1930s, Florence St. John and her co-workers at an automotive plant won a hard-fought victory for fairness
How Iceland's Herring Girls Helped Bring Equality to the Island Nation
Between the 1910s and 1960s, thousands of young women formed the backbone of the country's thriving fishing industry
Artifacts Used by Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers Found in Utah
Researchers discovered the remains of a mid-19th century house, a centuries-old Chinese coin and other traces of the short-lived town of Terrace
These Free Online Resources Tell the Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath
Browse 12 archives, databases and portals that help users deepen their understanding of the attacks
What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History
Its legacy lives on today in the struggles faced by modern miners seeking workers' rights
How the Automobile Changed the World, for Better or Worse
New MoMA exhibition explores artists' responses to the beauty, brutality and environmental devastation of cars and car culture
Why a California School's Potential Sale of Diego Rivera Mural Is So Controversial
Local officials are seeking landmark designation for the 1931 artwork, likely blocking the San Francisco Art Institute's plan
Long Heralded as an Abolitionist, Johns Hopkins Enslaved People, Records Show
The Baltimore university that bears his name announced new research that "shattered" perceptions of the Quaker entrepreneur
In Puerto Rico, Women Won the Vote in a Bittersweet Game of Colonial Politics
Puertorriqueñas' fight for suffrage shaped by class, colonialism and racism—but even today, island residents cannot vote for president
Covid-19's Impact on Working Women Is an Unprecedented Disaster
In September, 865,000 women left the workforce, with effects playing out differently for those of different races and classes
20th-Century Slavery in a California Sweatshop Was Hiding in Plain Sight
The El Monte sweatshop case exposed a web of corruption—and the enslavement of more than 70 Los Angeles-area garment workers
The Coal Strike That Defined Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency
To put an end to the standoff, the future progressive champion sought the help of a titan of business: J.P. Morgan
The 'Hard Hat Riot' of 1970 Pitted Construction Workers Against Anti-War Protesters
The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War
Fifty Years Ago, the Murder of Jock Yablonski Shocked the Labor Movement
The conspiracy to kill the United Mine Workers official went all the way to the top of his own union
Separating Truth From Myth in the So-Called ‘Golden Age’ of the Detroit Auto Industry
The post-war era’s labor unrest and market instability has seemingly been forgotten in the public’s memory
