Today in 1865 Helen Marot is born in Philadelphia to a wealthy family. She went on to organize the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union in New York, and to organize and lead the city’s 1909-1910 Shirtwaist Strike. In 1912, she was a member of a commission investigating the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Affordable Care Act Helps Real People in Real Ways
Posted On: Jan 27, 2012
Jan. 27, 2012 | This animated video from the Center for American Progress is an excellent reminder at a time when the Affordable Care Act repeal is still a GOP battle cry, with all the presidential hopefuls and most Republicans in Congress vowing to overthrow the law—and trying to scare voters in the process. (h/t workingamerica.org) Watch it.
