Flashcards on Historical Terms

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Shirtwaist

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A tailored blouse or shirt worn by a woman

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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Language spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe

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Yiddish

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Workers walk out and refuse to work

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Strike

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Person living with someone for a price

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Boarder

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Girl from Calia, Italy at Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

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Bella

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Educated girl, governess to factory owner's daughters

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Jane

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Girl from Russia, Jewish activist at Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

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Yetta

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Large fire dangerously out of control

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Inferno

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Works during a strike

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Scab