07 Aug 05 - 10:16 AM (#1536912) Subject: Happy! - Aug 7 (the Rebel Girl) From: Abby Sale Happy Birthday! "The Joan of Arc of the Working Class," (Elizabeth) Gurley Flynn born 8/7/1890 in Concord, NH (d Sept 5, 1964, Moscow, USSR) A life-long rebel, IWW organizer (including the 1912 Lawrence, Mass "bread & roses" strike), National Board member of the CPUSA and activist extraordinary. She was the inspiriition for one of the few known labor songs recognizing the female contribution. Her good friend, Joe Hill wrote her just a few hours before his execution that his song, "The Rebel Girl" was written with her in mind.
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07 Aug 05 - 10:35 AM (#1536925) Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 7 (the Rebel Girl) From: curmudgeon Wrong state, Abby; twas Concord, NH - Tom |
07 Aug 05 - 10:52 AM (#1536936) Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 7 (the Rebel Girl) From: Abby Sale Right you are. |