Research: IWW projects

The Industrial Workers of the World advocate militant unionism,  racial equality, and the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism. They were the most radical, and in many circles, hated and feared, social movement of the early 20th century.  Visit the IWW History Project Links to an external site. to begin to explore the subject. Most of the yearbooks and some articles were contributed by former students in HSTAA 353. Papers for our current class must be based on a combination of secondary and primary source research and for that we have access to issues of the IWW's main English-language newspaper, the Industrial Worker Links to an external site. for the years 1907-1913. Here are some possible topics:  Spokane Free Speech fight 1910; Lawrence textile strike; Patterson silk strike 1913;  graphic art work in the Industrial Worker; poetry/song in the Industrial Worker

  Primary source research (newspapers):

1) Begin by downloading this project database_hstaa353-excel.xlsx Download project database_hstaa353-excel.xlsx

2) read issues of the Industrial Worker Links to an external site. relevant to your project 

3) Fill in  spreadsheet and write a short description of the event or issue described in each article. Feel free to add additional information in other columns. Your database needs to include no less than 20 articles.

4) Secondary source research (books):

Several are listed below. Others can be identified in  UW Library catalog http://www.lib.washington.edu/ 

 
The wobblies in their heyday : the rise and destruction of the industrial workers of the world during the World War I era 
by Eric Thomas Chester E-Book

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Beyond the rebel girl : women and the industrial workers of the world in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1924 Links to an external site.
by Heather Mayer  E-Book

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Rebels of the woods; the I.W.W. in the Pacific Northwest (Links to an external site.), 
by Robert L. Tyler  

http://intylergence.com/rebels/index-1.htm (Links to an external site.)

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  The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism   (Links to an external site.)(1919),
by Paul  F. Brissenden (PDF BOOK)

How did immigrant textile workers struggle to achieve an American standard of living? The 1912 strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts Links to an external site.

Instructions

5) Use both the book and your newspaper research in your paper

6) Turn in both the database and your paper