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[ . . . ] Marjorie returned to the bedroom and waited for a moment, watching the doorknob. Then she walked to the full-length mirror on the closet door, and draped the black dress…
Contributor:
Herman Wouk
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1955
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Laboring women, suffering women
Women who languish in factory and home—
Why stand at a distance, why build not our temple
Of humanity’s joy, and of freedom sublime?
Help us to bear the red banner…
Contributor:
Dovid Edelstadt
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1891
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The sunset lit up the sky, splashing the drab tenements with gold, bringing memories of Sabbath candles and the smell of gefüllte fish. When I had lived on Hester Street, I would…
Contributor:
Anzia Yezierska
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1950
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The cloak makers have hit upon an outstanding plan. Everybody knows that the greatest enemies of strikes are often the wives of the strikers themselves. That which the bosses cannot achieve with money…
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1894