Join The Knights Of Labour By Leonaora M. Barry

Within the 1880's there was a woman named Leonora M. Barry. She was no average women. As times were inhuman and cruel for women workers she experienced how hard it was to work as women. But, she just did not continue to face the cruel treatment. Joining the Knights of Labor, she wrote Organizing Women Workers to open societies and the Order's minds about the oppressed women within America. Barry was a voice for women and within Organizing Women Workers she publicized what women went through. Her written piece showed how much she wanted justice for all working women who had pitiful pays, appalling work conditions, and insufficient education to be lifted from the oppression. With a strong intent, she wrote this document, hoping for a change for

During this time period women, children and blacks were the minorities within the working system. Money thirsty corporates would use minorities, saying they are much cheaper than an average white male. Giving the excuse to give them low wages. And if they revolted they would get replaced with a blink of an eye. What companies looked for was money, women, and children was looked upon as toys. Hiring more of them meant more productivity which lets the cash roll in. And giving them low wages just helps the corporate to gain more of a profit. That was how woman was played within the hands of the working system.

Barry’s intended theme was the unjust working life of women and how within her terms should be taken in consideration that working conditions and wages should improve. Within her work, she argued in the support of women gaining a better education, livable work conditions, and supportable wages. Her central idea was that hopefully, her reports will affect the public and that “justice will be melted out to the oppressed women of our nation”

She would go into detail exactly how the organizations would work, the exact pay, how many experienced the working conditions and so forth. She stated within Paterson, New Jersey she investigated a Linen-thread Works. She compared women's working conditions to slave-driving and that something so terrible shouldn’t be allowed in America. She states within one branch of the industry women stand on a stone floor in water, year round, barefoot. It didn’t matter if it was an extremely hot or freezing cold. They would walk home with soaked under clothing because there was no space or time for them to change. And if they rebelled a supply of replacements were there (Barry). Barry pointed out that these women are going through nobody should. As they are easily thrown out if they speak out of line but forced to live with the torturous work conditions. Their work conditions causing rebels but, women workers are easily let go. They are easy to replace which already shows why women are so submissive to the