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Linda O'Nelio Knoll, Speaker

Educator and historian in Pittsburg

Army of Amazons: Women's Fight for Labor Rights in Kansas Coalfields

In December 1921, thousands of women in southeast Kansas rose up to fight injustice in the area coalfields. These women were immigrants from Eastern European nations as well as Kansas born. After a months-long strike by the coalminers, the women joined the cause. In the short term, their efforts crippled mine production for nearly a month; in the longer term, their continued activism impacted future statewide elections and national legislation. This talk will share the stories of these women, christened the “Amazon Army” by The New York Times, and their fight for democracy and labor rights in Kansas’s coalfields.

Contact Linda directly about speaking at your event:
lindaoknoll@swbell.net
(620) 231-0499
Pittsburg

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