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Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
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In 1911, women workers battle for respect in offices, agencies, and factories-sometimes with lethal results.


In 1911, Julia Nye works as a typist-and more-for the St. Louis Police Department. She is also lending her efforts and reputation to the local chapter of the Women's Trade Union League, which is fighting for better worki

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Release dateApr 19, 2022
ISBN9780997314571
Bread and Roses
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Jo Allison

Jo Allison is the award-winning author of historical fiction and non-fiction, set in 1910s St. Louis and beyond. Jo drives family and librarians crazy with the depth of her research but delights readers who like good, solid history with their stories. Five books make up the Julia Nye Mystery series, about a 1910s "new woman" who goes where the police don't dare in investigations. Allison is also the author of *Storied and Scandalous St. Louis: A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest*, from Globe Pequot Press. You can read about Jo and reach her at joallisonauthor.com.

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