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A photograph published in the Topeka Daily Capital shows women marching at the coal mines near Pittsburg, Kansas. Called the Amazon Army, the women showed their support for striking coal miners and protested against unfair labor laws and practices.
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: December 20, 1921
Item Number: 224194
Call Number: FK2.C11 .3 Mi. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224194
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Coal
Collections - Library
Date - 1920s - 1921
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Strikes
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - Illustrations
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Crawford
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Type of Material - Newspapers - Illustrations
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