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May 9

The first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women was held on this date in New York City. Attendees included women of color, the wives and daughters of slaveholders, and women of low economic status - 1837

May 9

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May 8

The constitution of the Brotherhood of the Footboard was ratified by engineers in Detroit, Mich. Later became the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers - 1863

May 8

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May 7

The Knights of St. Crispin union is formed at a secret meeting in Milwaukee. It grew to 50,000 members before being crushed by employers later that year - 1867

May 7

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May 6

Works Progress Administration (WPA) established at a cost of $4.8 billion?more than $80 billion in 2015 dollars?to provide work opportunities for millions during the Great Depression - 1935

May 6

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May 5

National Typographical Union founded, Cincinnati, Ohio. It was renamed the Int?l Typographical Union in 1869, in acknowledgment of Canadian members. When the ITU merged into CWA in 1986 it was the oldest existing union in the U.S. - 1852

May 5