#OtD 27 Feb 1937 Woolworth's sitdown strike of women workers in Detroit began.

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#OtD 27 Feb 1937 Woolworth's sitdown strike of women workers in Detroit began. 150 women occupied their workplace and won improved pay and conditions, and helped galvanise the militant workers' movement sweeping the country at the time https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9896/detroit-women's-sit-down-strike