History on Tap: Iowa’s Rebel Girl

Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism, 1894-1929

A look at how workers in the freshwater pearl button industry organized unions to improve their wages and working conditions. Understanding the advocacy of the militant button workers of Muscatine shines a light on the larger struggle that swept the nation as mass production workers in the garment, textile, and button industries – many of whom were women – rose up to demand their rights.

Thursday, August 21

Drinks at 5 PM (Cash Bar with snacks)
Speaker at 5:30 PM

FREE EVENT!

History On Tap is every third Thursday of the month!