Essex County - Montclair - Paterson, Silk and the Strike of 1913

Monday, October 21 – Essex County

THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CHAPTER

presents

 Paterson, Silk and the Strike of 1913

   Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 P.M.
               Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ

Refreshments served.

      Members Free     Nom-Members $10.00 Annual Membership only $40.00

For more information, please contact christinapmayer@gmail.com or 973.744.5916
For more information about the Victorian Society visit victoriansannj.org

Heather Garside is the Director/Curator of the Passaic County Historical Society. She will present an illustrated lecture about Paterson, the Silk City. The 1913 Silk Strike marks the end of Gilded Age prominence for silk manufacturers in Paterson. This program will provide a brief history of Paterson's silk industry and discuss the importance of the 1913 Silk Strike in changing the economic and cultural landscape of Paterson for the 20th century. The increasing number of women and children in the labor supply provided cheaper labor for mill owners and reduced demand and wages for more expensive male laborers, lowering their wages. The weavers wanted shorter workdays better conditions and a minimum wage.
Location: 82 Union St, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA

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