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NH Sisters of Mercy

WEBNH Sisters of Mercy. April 22, 2021. Given their origins among women who literally held classes “underground” to evade detection, the turn toward feminism, social activism, and …

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WEB“No part of the past is dead or indifferent.” Frederick Douglass, 1875. In his memoir, You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train, Howard Zinn recalls being asked how he could …

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Jonathan Daniels – Martyr for Freedom

WEBWhen a shotgun-wielding white supremacist threatened Ruby Sales, a 17-year-old Black Civil Rights activist, in Hayneville, Alabama in 1965, Jonathan Daniels …

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Sarah George Bagley

WEBSarah George Bagley. Born in 1806 in Candia, Sarah Bagley was a founder of the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association which led campaigns for shorter hours in the textile …

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Renny Cushing, a Precious Friend

WEBRenny Cushing, a Precious Friend. I wrote this column for InDepthNH, where it was published on March 10, 2022. My first memory of Renny Cushing is …

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Woody Guthrie in Bethlehem

WEBIn the summer of 1948, Woody Guthrie and his wife, Marjorie Mazia, were hired to be the directors of Stone Crest Camp, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. In a letter …

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Clamshell Alliance

WEBMay 26, 2021. SEABROOK NH, Clamshell Alliance anti nuclear demonstrations on site of proposed nuclear power station. Photo by Lionel Delevingue. When the federal …

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Strikes and Strife in Manchester’s Mills

WEBBut Amoskeag cut wages by 22 ½ % in 1921 and 20% more in 1922, combined with a work-week extension from 48 to 54 hours. By then the workers had had enough. On February …

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