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Fierce & Fashionable: Philadelphia Female Labor Fighters Of The 20s & 30s
History

Fierce & Fashionable: Philadelphia Female Labor Fighters Of The 20s & 30s

New book examines Kensington’s radical hosiery workers and women in the labor movement from the Jazz Age to the New Deal. Nathaniel Popkin has the review

"Pantyhose Factory" School In Danger And On The Block
Preservation

"Pantyhose Factory" School In Danger And On The Block

What to do with Apex Hosiery, at Fifth and Master, the site of aggressive anti-unionism, a violent strike–and much later a protest against the School District for running a makeshift school inside? With calls for its demolition this explosive corner remains in danger. Shadowbat has the full history and great photographs with insight on the building’s condition


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