Fight Violence and Poverty with Mutual Aid

Protests against police brutality still roar across the nation from the front page to cable news. But if we put … More

Storm Center of Labor Unrest

On the morning of June 27, 1905, Bill Haywood used a piece of wood as a gavel to open the … More

The history of the early Connecticut women’s movement is not complete without the story of Josephine Bennett (1880-1961). A militant … More

The British campaign to win the vote for women was led in large measure by Emmeline Pankhurst. She spoke to … More

Isabel Blake challenges state legislators to “meet with us and talk things over.” The legislators stay silent. “We don’t bite,” … More

The steamship Hero made its way up the Connecticut River. It was October 1, 1850; two men with different purposes … More

A Shoeleather History of the Wobblies: Stories of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Connecticut is a new book … More

It’s been more than 75 years since the legendary Flint sit-down strike by Michigan autoworkers, a watershed event in American … More

As 3,000 people left Connecticut by car, bus, and train to join the historic March on Washington, Hartford college student … More

In 1901, all Hartford saloons sold a glass of beer for a nickel. But if a thirsty man bought the … More

It started out as a dispute over seventy-five cents and ended up as a test of wills between hundreds of … More

In 1955, Rosa Parks was removed from a city bus by a Montgomery, Alabama police officer. Her arrest sparked a … More

The factory owner demanded sixty hours a week from the young women employed at the Government Envelope Works on South … More

On the cold morning of November 29, 1976, snow and ice rained down on a small group crowded in the … More