Bessie Abramowitz Hillman

Bessie Hillman
Abramowitz c. 1922
Born
Bas Sheva Abramowitz, באַס שבע אַבראַמאָוויץ

(1889-05-15)May 15, 1889
Linoveh, Grodno, Pale of Settlement, Russia
DiedDecember 23, 1970(1970-12-23) (aged 81)
New York, New York, United States
OccupationsLabor activist, union organizer
Known forAmalgamated Clothing Workers of America
SpouseSidney Hillman
Children2

Bessie Hillman (born Bas Sheva Abramowitz; באַס שבע אַבראַמאָוויץ, May 15, 1889 – December 23, 1970) was a labor activist and founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. She led the 1910 Chicago Garment Workers' Strike, which brought about the creation of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America labor union in 1914.

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