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The Pigeon and the Dreamer, Lowell Milken Center of Unsung Heroes
Linda O'Nelio Knoll, educator and historian in Pittsburg, will present "the Army of the Amazons." In December 1921, thousands of women in southeast Kansas rose up to fight injustice in the area coalfields. These women were immigrants from Eastern European nations, as well as Kansas born. After a months-long strike by the coalminers, the women joined the cause. In the short term, their efforts crippled mine production for nearly a month; in the longer term, their continued activism impacted future statewide elections and national legislation. This talk will share the stories of these women, christened the “Amazon Army” by The New York Times, and their fight for democracy and labor rights in Kansas’s coalfields. Linda will also speak about "What makes a Hero?"After the presentation and discussion, the first of two books will be handed out to anyone wanting to join the community book read about unsung heroes - "Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey," by Kathleen Rooney.
A community discussion of the book will happen on Friday, March 3rd at 3:00pm at the Lowell Milken Center.
The Pigeon and the Dreamer, Lowell Mi...Date and Time
Friday Feb 10, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST