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"Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" [1] inspired the title of the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim. [2]
The Lawrence Textile Strike, also known as the Bread and Roses Strike, was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Prompted by a two-hour pay cut corresponding to a new law shortening the workweek for women, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more ...
Bread and Roses is a 2023 American documentary film about women in Afghanistan and the role of the Taliban.It was directed and produced by Sahra Mani. It was co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi for their company Excellent Cadaver after Lawrence saw news coverage of the 2021 Taliban offensive as U.S. troops withdrew.
Bread and Roses was a socialist women's liberation collective active in Boston in the 1960s and 1970s. The group is named after the slogan of the 1912 Lawrence textile strike , with Bread signifying decent wages and Roses meaning shorter hours and more leisure time. [ 1 ]
Photo, Memorial Day 1912, Lawrence, Massachusetts, at the grave of Anna LoPizzo. Anna LoPizzo was an Italian immigrant striker killed during the Lawrence Textile Strike (also known as the Bread and Roses Strike), considered one of the most significant struggles in U.S. labor history.
Bread and Roses is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1976. The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. [ 4 ]
Aug. 26—One of the landmark events in the history of the American Labor Movement, The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912, happened right here. On the streets of Lawrence, striking workers — mostly ...
Jerome Michael Segal (born November 25, 1943) is an American philosopher, political activist, and perennial candidate [1] [2] who resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.He was the founder of the socialist, progressive, and somewhat libertarian [3] Bread and Roses Party, which achieved ballot access in Maryland in January 2019, [4] and which Segal ran from 2018 to 2021.