Happy Labor Day! Here are 5 writers we recommend reading and/or learning about over the long weekend:
1) Leslie Feinberg: theorist, @workersworld journalist, activist, and advocate. Zie would have turned 73 on September 1, 2022.💙 Learn about hir life & work & read Stone Butch Blues at lesliefeinberg.net
2) Luisa Capetillo: Labor leader & feminist pioneer. Young Capetillo had a job reading to cigar factory workers--a setup that sparked much activism. Issue 4 of @readlux has a great piece by @dennismhogan on the recent reissue of Capetillo's work in English.
3) Pauli Murray: Labor organizer, human rights activist, legal scholar, Episcopal priest. “It may be that when historians look back at 20th century American history, all roads will lead to Pauli Murray..." Learn about their incredible life & legacy via @PauliMurrayCntr
4) Meridel Le Sueur: chronicler of women during the Great Depression, activist, mentor to @JoyHarjo. "Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes." @FeministPress helped lead the '70s revival of her work & is the publisher of Ripening, an anthology