#OtD 7 Mar 1860 up to 1000 striking women shoe workers took part in a Great Ladies Procession during the Lynn shoe strike.

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#OtD 7 Mar 1860 up to 1000 striking women shoe workers took part in a Great Ladies Procession during the Lynn shoe strike. Despite women's involvement, the men failed to support the their pay demands and for most workers the strike ended in defeat https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10724/women-shoemakers-march