Part two of our three-part documentary special picks up where "Who Owns the Cloth" left off and traces textile resistance from the turn of the twentieth century through the end of World War II. From global factory uprisings in Lodz, Rio Blanco, and Bengal, to Clara Lemlich's famous call to strike in 1909, plus the impacts of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, suffragette banners stitched behind prison walls, Mother Jones and the March of the Mill Children, the Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence, and Gandhi's spinning wheel taking on the British Empire.
Featuring archival recordings from the U.S. Library of Congress, Frances Perkins at Cornell, Christabel Pankhurst, and Alice Paul, alongside interviews with Sunny, Gavin Mueller, Kimmie Dearest, AJ Young, and Stephen Towns.
Written and hosted by Ian Capstick. Historical narration and technical production by Shawn Dearn. Produced by Secret Agents. Learn more at artagainstempire.net. Signup for the Art Against Empire newsletter and remember: Our hands know how to build the world we want.
