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Lizzie M. Holmes, “The Scab” (1905)
THE SCAB. The rays from a low afternoon sun fell through the dusty panes of a kitchen window and across a disorderly floor where a young man and woman were washing clothes. There were two […]
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The Sex Question
Lizzie M. Holmes, “Our Three Foes” (1892)
OUR THREE FOES. The honest wage-earner bears besides his own the burdens of two other classes of society—the idle wealthy, who are sumptuously supported, and the idle poor, who are miserably kept. No individual member […]
The Sex Question
Lizzie M. Holmes, “Nina Van Zandt Spies to Marry an Italian Editor” (1891)
Nina Van Zandt Spies to Marry an Italian Editor. HER SENSATIONAL PROXY UNION. The Romance of the Trial of the Chicago Anarchists Retold.—The Authentic Story of a Woman’s Unwavering Devotion. ON ENTERING a certain museum […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “The Vital Question Again” (1889)
THE VITAL QUESTION AGAIN. SOME Of your readers on this western side of the waters have misunderstood the drift of “A Vital Question,” and think the writer advocates palliatives, reliefs, etc. How such a meaning […]
The Sex Question
Lizzie M. Holmes, “The Vital Question” (1889)
THE VITAL QUESTION. IN the present phase of the labour movement, the philosophic or argumentative aspect is most prominent. At least it is so in America. I am reluctant to say that the old spirit […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “Not by Bread Alone” (1902)
Not by Bread Alone A young woman, pale and faded, sat near the little square window of a plainly furnished room, catching the last rays of light to finish a garment from the factory in […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “Her Life for Labor” (1901)
HER LIFE FOR LABOR “But a man must succeed for himself first—before he can help others to any extent. What can a poor, obscure, struggling young man do for the cause of labor, or any […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “The ‘Dignity of Labor’” (1901)
THE “DIGNITY OF LABOR.” In a corner of the great, dusty workroom of a large suit-making establishment, near a grimy window, sat a young woman awaiting the “starting of the steam;” not idly, for the […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “Economy That Proved Disastrous” (1901)
Lizzie M. Holmes [main page] ECONOMY THAT PROVED DISASTROUS. Once upon a time a pleasant, busy little manufacturing town stood on the banks of a swiftly flowing river. It seemed a happy and prosperous village, […]
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Lizzie M. Holmes, “Two Types of Wasted Lives” (1901)
TWO TYPES OF WASTED LIVES. An exquisite young creature, the son of a millionaire father, lolls on the luxurious divan of a room in his favorite club house, enduring an attack of twentieth century ennui. […]