"Very little have been written about the background of pre-World War II labor leaders, especially of working-class women. This book fills in the gaps by tracing the history of Ellen Dawson through Scotland, England, and the United States. Anyone interested in labor history or women"s history will find this book of great use." Daniel Lee Georgianna "Paints a vivid portrait of the people, places, and events that shaped Dawson and that she, in turn, shaped. Offers interesting comparisons and contrasts between the labor struggles of an ethnically diverse work force in the northeast and those of a largely homogenous white working class south." Mary Anne Trasciatti This is the first biography of Ellen Dawson (1900-1967), a Scottish woman who participated in three of the largest and most dramatic textile strikes in U.S. history - Passaic, New Jersey; New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Gastonia, North Carolina. She helped...