This is so cool! An artist's interactive map of women and the labor movement:

[femmocrat]

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/artist/mazza/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=20160905HFA+Artists+for+Hillary

About the project:
Inspired by Hillary Clinton’s historic nomination for president, Mazza created a floor-to-ceiling knitted map showcasing the lineage of women’s labor and celebrating the generations of women who have fought for equality. The piece is crafted from needlework, a historically feminized form of industrial labor, and symbols from historic moments in the labor movement are stitched on each state.

[Lifelong Protester]

1. Bookmarked for later use!

[niyad]

2. k and r+ gazillion--I thank you so much for sharing this.

[femmocrat]

4. The patterns are just beautiful!

Here is my state, Pennsylvania --

1845

Strikes of women workers rise out of the 10-hour workday campaign in western Pennsylvania cotton mills. Needlework design from stitchwork by Amelia Smith of Pennsylvania, 1837.

[niyad]

5. that is beautiful. I can only see the pattern for colorado-the miners' strikes--ludlow, etc.

wish I could see the actual image

[femmocrat]

7. Colorado:

1913

Tent cities were formed with resources from the United Mine Workers union, which organized Colorado coal miners. The miners had yet to gain the eight-hour workday and benefit from the full enforcement of labor laws. Mary Harris 'Mother Jones' gave a speech, which led to the Fuel and Iron strike of 1913-1914

[niyad]

9. thank you--I saw that part. I wanted to see what the actual design looked like

[niyad]

3. I absolutely LOVE the fact that one can download each of the patterns!!!

[sarae]

6. So interesting...

thanks!

[packman]

8. I just get a pix - not interactive

[niyad]

10. you click on a state, and the pattern comes up, along with some information about

what women did with the labour movement in that state.

[geardaddy]

11. My state

1860

Training schools for teachers open around Minnesota -- in Winona, Mankato, and St. Cloud. For the first time, women are allowed to train for professions outside the home.

[BlueMTexpat]

12. Thanks so much for posting this!

There is a LOT of information that I didn't know and this was a fun way to learn it.

I have shared the link on my FB feed as well.

[Thebaker]

13. Click the link!

It took me a minute, but, if you click the link to Hillary.Clinton above there's a full view of the map. I'm new here so still clunking around!

[femmocrat]

14. Welcome to DU, Thebaker!