Ethnic Catholicism and Craft Unionism in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1887-1920 : A Mixed Story
Item
Title
Ethnic Catholicism and Craft Unionism in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1887-1920 : A Mixed Story
Creator
Cohen, Bruce
Description
Article detailing the varying relationships between labor organizing, ethnic communities, members of the Catholic Church, and local journalism in Worcester, Masachusetts at the turn of the century. How ethnic and religious community identification among Irish, Franco, and Swedish Americans - among other immigrants groups - factored into the dynamics of Worcester unionism and popular political life from the middle 19th century onward. Instances of Worcester labor strikes; the diversity of Worcester trade labor. Descriptions of various religious, labor, and ethnic modes of group identification before 1920.
Date
2004 summer
Language
en
Type
Journal Article
Coverage
1850-1920; Worcester, Massachusetts
Issue
2
Publication Title
Historical Journal of Massachusetts