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Labor & Activism
Arturo Giovannitti
1884–1959Ripabottoni, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
IWW poet and organizer
Biography
IWW poet and organizer; Bread and Roses strike Lawrence 1912; jailed alongside Ettor; labor movement poet laureate. Became an international cause célèbre when jailed; The Cage poem written in prison; ACWA organizer
Notable For
- IWW poet and organizer
- Bread and Roses strike Lawrence 1912
- jailed alongside Ettor
- labor movement poet laureate
Honors & Recognition
- Became an international cause célèbre when jailed
- The Cage poem written in prison
- ACWA organizer
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Labor & Activism
- Specialty
- Labor/Poetry
- Years
- 1884–1959
- Birth Place
- Ripabottoni, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Molise
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