Bread and Roses Strike

Fact, Question, Response

Use this organizer to keep track of your thoughts as you listen to the audio story. In the "Fact" column, record interesting or useful factual information you learn about the topic. In the "Question" column, write questions that occur to you as you read. Finally, in the "Response" column, make a list of responses to the story, either as they occur to you or in relation to one of the facts or questions you’ve listed.

Language Identification

Listen closely and check off each phrase as you hear it

• In 1912 Lawrence Massachusetts was one of the textile capitals of the world.
• They came from over 30 countries and spoke more than 45 different languages.
• Mills were damp and hot and noisy.
• Lot of people lost fingers and arms.
• 100 years ago the Bread and Roses strike drew the nation’s attention.
• You could survive 7 years pretty much in a spinning room.
• People lived in very crowded conditions.
• Child labor was very very typical during this time period.
• That wasn’t because parents were cruel. It’s just that they needed every little hand, every cent.
• It was basically almost all immigrants.
• Lawrence ranked in the top ten for infant mortality.
• The Polish woman in the Everett Mill discovered their paychecks were short.
• That night was really full of meetings.

Fill in the Blank

As you listen to the story, fill in the blank in each sentence below with the word or phrase that fits best.

• In 1912, Lawrence, Massachusetts, was one of the capitals of the world.
• They worked in hot, , deplorable conditions, as recounted here by actors reading oral histories in the video Collective Voices.
• It was one of the first major strikes that was picked up by the National Press in a sympathetic way because it did the kinds of conditions that all the workers were struggling with.
• was very, very typical during this time period.
• It was like electricity going through the neighborhoods because these had walked out.