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Leonora Barry, Irish-born American social activist (died 1930)

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Leonora Barry

Irish-American labor activist

Leonora M. Kearney Barry was an Irish-American labor activist. As the only woman to hold national office within the Knights of Labor, she brought attention to the conditions of working women through her involvement in the labor reform movement. She also furthered the progress of…
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August 13

Day of the year

August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 140 days remain until the end of the year.
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