“I was left, without knowledge of business, without knowledge of work, without knowledge of what the world was, with three fatherless children looking to me for bread.”

✒ #LeonoraBarry, Irish-born American social activist, was #BOTD 13 August 1849. #Activism

From Corsets to Spandex: The Fit for Political Movements Long skirts, boots, hats, buttons, and corsets were staples in activist ware in 1880s. Did the rigidity of women's garments firm their resolve?

Leonora Kearney Barry - back row center, was a national leader who surfaced these harsh conditions. The KoL was instrumental in attaining workplace safety, child labor laws, and exposing harsh working conditions.

#workplacereform #labormovement #WomenHistory #LeonoraBarry