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Remembering Labor Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse, Born 1874
Original: Today in Labor History October 9, 1874: Mary Heaton Vorse was born. Vorse was a labor journalist who participated in and
Writers and labor history enthusiasts are marking the birthday of Mary Heaton Vorse, born October 9, 1874. Vorse was a labor journalist who covered and participated in many major labor battles of her era, reporting firsthand from the front lines. In the 1910s she served as founding editor of the radical magazine The Masses, and her writing remains influential among historians of the American labor movement.
Why now: It is the anniversary of her birth, prompting annual commemorations of her role in labor journalism.
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- Today in Labor History October 9, 1874: Mary Heaton Vorse was born. Vorse was a labor journalist who participated in and wrote eyewitness accounts of many of the significant labor battles of her day. In the 1910s, she was the founding editor of the “Masses,” as well as an… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 9
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