Bread and Roses Strike - Lowell Connections

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Bread and Roses Continued: The Lowell Textile Strike of 1912

Most people associate the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 with the city of Lawrence, but a lot happened in the city of Lowell as well. Spend an evening learning about Lowell's labor history on April 10th. 

Boott Cotton Mills Museum
115 John Street‚ Lowell, MA

5:30-6:00 • Reception
• Visit the Boott Cotton Mills Museum's Operating Weave Room
• Student Displays on Lowell Strike of 1912
• Refreshments

6:00 Opening Remarks

6:15-7:15 • Collective Voices: The Textile Strike of 1912 ¬†(video)
• Workers on the Line Workshop  
(group will divide into two groups and both will view the video and participate in the workshop)

7:15-8:00 • Dexter Arnold will speak on the 
history of the strikes of 1912 and Ed Collins, Mass. AFL-CIO Executive Vice President and UMass Trustee, will talk about Labor Legacy.

• Time for Discussion and Questions.

To register for this event, please call 978-970-5080. 

Partnership

The Tsongas Industrial History Center is an education partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park.

  • UMass Lowell
  • National Park Service