Then Came A Big Strike. About 100 Girls Went Out. The Result Was A Victory, Which Netted Us - I Mean The Girls - $2 Increase In Our Wages On The Average. - SearchQuotes

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Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average.

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