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A 1912 strike by 20,000 women textile workers in Lawrence, Mass., gave rise to a song that

has become the anthem of women in Canada’s labour movement. What is the song’s name?

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This song was called "Bread and Roses".

It's a song inspired by a poem by James Oppenheim. It was recorded multiple times, including by Judy Collins and Utah Phillips.
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