Amsterdam woman was pioneer late 1800s, early 1900s union leader - Bob Cudmore's Focus on History
FOCUS ON HISTORY - An Irish immigrant woman who lived and worked in Amsterdam became a national union leader in the 19th century.Leonora Kearney Barry wrote. “Day after day, I sat sewing men’s trousers for five cents a dozen.”Leonora was born in 1849 in Cork. Her parents, John and Honor Kearney, fle
Source: leaderherald.com
