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A woman speaks at a union rally.

America Once Led the Push For Parental Rights. Now It Lags Behind.

It’s time to adopt paid parental leave as a right.

by Dorothy Sue Cobble, Mona L. Siegel via Made By History on February 8, 2019

Picture of Maida Springer Kemp and two other young African American women colleagues.

Maida Springer Kemp Championed Workers’ Rights on a Global Scale

The Panamanian garment worker turned labor organizer, Pan-Africanist, and anti-colonial activist advocated for US and African workers amid a Cold War freeze.

by Kim Kelly via The Nation on February 4, 2022

Illustration of the Earth pierced through by a cargo ship of freight containers.

The Hidden Costs of Containerization

How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis.

by Amir Khafagy via The American Prospect on February 2, 2022

Yumi Doi, an activist with Group of Fighting Women, at a protest against sexual discrimination, Tokyo, June 1972

A Work in Progress

Two new books on the history of feminism emphasize global grassroots efforts and the influence of American women labor leaders on international agreements.

by Nancy F. Cott via New York Review of Books on September 15, 2021

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