Happy Labor Day!

To celebrate this holiday, watch a video from History.com about the history of labor day.
http://www.history.com/topics/labor-day/videos#history-of-labor-day

 

Rosie the Riveter — represented American women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies

 

 

 

Pamphlet on Organized Labor - 1935.

Labor Day Parade, New York City, 1963

 

Sources

 

History of Labor Day. (2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved 4:39, August 30, 2013, from

 

Labor Day, How it Came About, What it Means. (2013) USA Department of Labor Website. Retrieved 4:39, August 30, 2013, from http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm#23