Appalled by these circumstances, Lemlich joined the executive board of a local chapter of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), a relatively new organization gaining momentum ...

Pauline Newman helped advance the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) to become a dominant force in 20th century industrial America. Born in the early 1890s in Kovno, Lithuania ...

There once was a time when Republicans protected the Progressives, and the Democrats guarded the moneyed class. That changed, in fits and starts, about 125 years ago.