The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand
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The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand was a massive 1909–1910 strike by mostly Jewish women garment workers in New York City that became a landmark event in U.S. labor and feminist history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand Context triple: [Uprising of the 20,000, alsoKnownAs, The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand]
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A.
The Uprising
The Uprising is a politically charged painting by French artist Honoré Daumier that powerfully depicts the fervor and tension of popular revolt in 19th-century France.
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B.
The Revolutionist
"The Revolutionist" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, included in his collection *In Our Time*, that portrays a young political idealist in postwar Europe.
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C.
The Crucifixion of Liberty
The Crucifixion of Liberty is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky in which he reflects on the Russian Revolution and the subsequent rise of Bolshevik authoritarianism.
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D.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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E.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand Target entity description: The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand was a massive 1909–1910 strike by mostly Jewish women garment workers in New York City that became a landmark event in U.S. labor and feminist history.
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A.
The Uprising
The Uprising is a politically charged painting by French artist Honoré Daumier that powerfully depicts the fervor and tension of popular revolt in 19th-century France.
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B.
The Revolutionist
"The Revolutionist" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, included in his collection *In Our Time*, that portrays a young political idealist in postwar Europe.
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C.
The Crucifixion of Liberty
The Crucifixion of Liberty is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky in which he reflects on the Russian Revolution and the subsequent rise of Bolshevik authoritarianism.
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D.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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E.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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labor strike ⓘ women’s strike ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Revolt of the Twenty Thousand
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Uprising of the 20,000 ⓘ |
| cause |
lack of union recognition
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long working hours ⓘ low wages for garment workers ⓘ poor working conditions in garment factories ⓘ sweatshop conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| demand |
collective bargaining agreements
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higher wages ⓘ improved working conditions ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ union recognition ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
predominantly Jewish workers
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predominantly young immigrant women ⓘ |
| endDate | 1910-02-15 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in U.S. feminist history
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landmark in U.S. labor history ⓘ major event in the history of Jewish American labor activism ⓘ |
| industry | garment industry ⓘ |
| languageOfManyParticipants | Yiddish ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York garment district ⓘ
linked to:
Garment District
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| mainParticipants |
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
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linked to:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Jewish women garment workers ⓘ Local 25 of the ILGWU ⓘ
linked to:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
New York shirtwaist manufacturers ⓘ shirtwaist makers ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Clara Lemlich ⓘ |
| notableSupporter |
Meyer London
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Pauline Newman ⓘ Rose Schneiderman ⓘ |
| numberOfStrikers | approximately 20,000 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
New York City police
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linked to:
New York City Police Department
garment manufacturers ⓘ private strikebreakers ⓘ |
| organizer |
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
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linked to:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Local 25 of the ILGWU ⓘ
linked to:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
|
| preceded | the 1910 cloakmakers’ strike in New York ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911
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linked to:
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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| result |
collective bargaining agreements with many shirtwaist factories
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heightened public awareness of sweatshop conditions ⓘ improved wages for many garment workers ⓘ increased visibility of women workers in the labor movement ⓘ partial recognition of the ILGWU ⓘ reduced working hours in unionized shops ⓘ strengthening of the ILGWU ⓘ |
| startDate | 1909-11-22 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Women’s Trade Union League
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middle-class women reformers ⓘ settlement house workers ⓘ suffrage activists ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | strike at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1909 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
general strike in the shirtwaist industry
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mass walkout ⓘ |
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