#DorothyBolden transformed lives of domestic workers in 1968 with Domestic Workers Union. She combined tactics of #civilrightsmovement with #laborunion organizing, talking to workers on city buses, teaching them how to negotiate for better wages, time off, dignity

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Overlooked No More: Dorothy Bolden, Who Started a Movement for Domestic Workers (Published 2019)

"Bolden’s leap from bus passenger to leader of a powerful labor organization was not far-fetched to those who knew her."

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1924-2005
Born on this day

www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/o...