ABSTRACT
The 1912 Bread and Roses Strike took place in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Strikes
of similar scale and duration occurred there in 1919 and 1931. These strikes,
despite their sensational stories, are mostly forgotten. To bring these strikes to
the fore, the oral histories of three individuals involved in the 1912, 1919, and
1931 strikes are examined to gain a richer understanding of the city’s ongoing
labor struggles and its legacy of labor militancy.
