The Fire that Sparked a Workplace Revolution by WVVLhHpCQb | Jul 14, 2022 | Power to the PeopleThe Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Tragedy took the lives of 146 workers – and exposed a shocking lack of workplace health and safety laws in New York...
New York Draft Riots: The Bloodiest Race Riot in US History by WVVLhHpCQb | Apr 27, 2022 | Power to the PeopleIt began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft...
Negotiating the Surrender of New Netherland by WVVLhHpCQb | May 26, 2021 | Women and the American StoryHow two wives of New Amsterdam council members opened negotiations with English invaders and saved New Amsterdam from total...
