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shirtwaist was originally a separate blouse constructed like a shirt. From the mid-20th century,
shirtwaist referred to a dress with the
Kaynak: Waist (clothing)The New York
shirtwaist strike of 1909, also known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was a labor strike primarily involving Jew ish women
Kaynak: New York shirtwaist strike of 1909Shirt dresses were sometimes called "
shirtwaist dresses" when they first became fashionable during the 1950s. The 1950s version of the
Kaynak: ShirtdressThe shape of the dress is a
shirtwaist with short or elbow-length sleeves The buttons of the
shirtwaist are in the same contrast colour
Kaynak: Kitty Foyle (dress)Clara Lemlich Shavelson (March 28, 1886 – July 12, 1982) was a leader of the Uprising of 20,000 , the massive strike of
shirtwaist workers
Kaynak: Clara LemlichIn 1901, she started working in a
shirtwaist (a type of blouse) factory, the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory . Most of the workers were young
Kaynak: Pauline Newman (labor activist)