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Butte and the Richest Hill: Labor Unions

This guide focuses on the history of Butte, Montana

Women Labor History in Butte

Women workers organized to improve working conditions in Butte in the late 1800s. View these resources to learn more:

Photo of Butte Miners Hall Destroyed 

Union hall of the Western Federation of Miners local at Butte, Montana, after its destruction by dissident miners on 23 June 1914.