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Labor History Circle Marks Mary Heaton Vorse's Birthday
Original: Today in Labor History October 9, 1874: Mary Heaton Vorse was born. Vorse was a labor journalist who participated in and
Mary Heaton Vorse, born October 9, 1874, is being remembered as a pioneering labor journalist who reported firsthand on the major labor battles of her era. In the 1910s she served as the founding editor of the radical magazine The Masses, and her eyewitness accounts documented strikes and workers' struggles across the United States.
Why now: The anniversary of her birth prompts labor historians and activists to commemorate her role in chronicling early 20th-century labor movements.
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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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