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Marian Wright Edelman, born on this day in 1939, is an American children's rights activist who became the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar and founded the Children's Defense Fund in 1973.
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On this day in 1835, the first recorded general strike in North America broke out in Philadelphia when striking Irish dock workers were joined by city workers. A wave of successful strikes followed, standardizing the 10 hour day.
Image: Journeyman House Carpenters' Association of Philadelphia banner promoting the ten-hour day, 1835. A carpenter points to the clock indicating to his co-worker that it is time to quit work. Created by V.A. Van Schoik of the Journeymen House Carpenters' Association of Philadelphia [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1836, 27,000 people gathered at New York City Hall Park to protest a verdict against the Union Society of Journeymen Tailors for a "conspiracy to injure trade", a result which undermined the legality of trade unions.