Hartford Sex Trade: Prostitutes and Politics
Ann Dunn and Caroline McElroy were unceremoniously escorted to the police station where they were charged with prostitution. The arrest of the two Hartford women came in the summer of … Continue reading
June 16, 2013 · Leave a comment
A Feeling of Solidarity
It was March, 1912. Emily Pierson and her sister suffragists were on a statewide tour of Connecticut, putting up posters, distributing handbills, speaking wherever they could find a space. Pierson’s … Continue reading
May 10, 2013 · 2 Comments
Factory Girls Strike for Their Health
The factory owner demanded sixty hours a week from the young women employed at the Government Envelope Works on South Ann Street. But apparently this was not enough for the … Continue reading
May 2, 2013 · Leave a comment
