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RADICAL HOUSEWIVES: Jewish Activists of the Lower East Side - A NEW TOUR (THIS TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. WE WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
Apr
26
Public Tour

RADICAL HOUSEWIVES: Jewish Activists of the Lower East Side - A NEW TOUR (THIS TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. WE WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)

  • Meet at Straus Square, the triangle across from The Forward Building (173 East Broadway) (map)
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At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish women on the Lower East Side struggled to support their families by keeping house in crowded, dark, and unsanitary tenement apartments, and by working long hours in factories and sweatshops. Confronted with low wages and unsafe working conditions, as well as rising costs of food and rent, many women responded by joining unions, organizing pickets, and even rioting in the streets.

Join us as we trace the footsteps of many of these women.

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