by Botkin
In the wake of the violent labor disputes in Colorado's two-year Coalfield War, a young woman and single mother resolved in 1916 to change the status quo for "girls," as well-to-do women in Denver referred to their hired help. Her name was Jane Street, and this compelling biography is the first to chronicle her defiant efforts--and devastating misfortunes--as a leader of the so-called housemaid rebellion. A native of Indiana, Jane Street (1887-1966) began her activist endeavors as an organizer f
ISBN: 9780806190884
336 pages
Published: 2022-09-06
Publisher: OUP