Brief biographies of five women prominently involved in the labor movement in the United States: Mother Jones, Mary Heaton Vorse, Frances Perkins, Addie Wyatt, and Dolores Huerta. Also includes 11 other women who have made outstanding contributions.
Traces the life and career of an Irish-born labor leader whose work began in the 1870's before the advent of strong unions and labor laws and continued for more than fifty years.
