‘Take that!’ In this 1892 cartoon the heroic Harriet Morison, secretary of the Tailoresses Union, leads the charge against the monster of ‘sweating’ – low-paid factory work, usually done by women and young people. Morison’s energy helped to raise wages and establish standard conditions for tailoresses (female clothing workers) in many parts of New Zealand.
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Cartoon by William Blomfield
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