14-626: The Kate Mullany House was the home of Kate Mullany (1845–1906), an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue. It is located at 350 8th Street in Troy, just off NY 7 one empty lot east of the Collar City Bridge . The house
28-760: A bill to designate the home as a National Historic Site , but the bill languished in the United States Senate . Senator Clinton took up the bill in January 2001 when Moynhian retired, and she advocated for the home. There were hearings on the bill, and the Congressional Budget Office undertook an official budget analysis for the United States Congress . The bill was co-sponsored by Senator Clinton and Representative Mike McNulty , supported by organized labor , and
42-489: A car crashed through the building's back wall. Though no one was injured, the National Park Service reported that the "damage to the back wall was so extensive that engineers worried the second floor might collapse". Before the incident, the site was planned to open in late 2020. The site was officially opened to the public on June 10, 2023 with a public celebration hosted by Paul Cole, executive director of
56-463: Is also on the New York Women's Heritage Trail. Then First Lady Hillary Clinton toured the house in 2000, and named it as a "treasure". Senator Daniel P. Moynihan had introduced a bill to designate the home as a National Historic Site , but the bill languished in the United States Senate . Senator Clinton took up the bill in January 2001 when Moynhian retired, and she advocated for
70-585: The cost of the damages. She led a successful six-day strike in 1864 with over 300 other women to increase wages and improve working conditions. The strike led to a 25-percent increase in wages. The National Labor Union saw what Mullany was doing and they appointed her to be assistant secretary of the National Labor Union, a union of which she would later be elected the Vice President. In 1869 she married John Fogarty and her obituary
84-551: The first sustained female union in the country, the Collar Laundry Union , in 1864. Mullany went on to be its president and was elected second vice-president of the National Labor Union . At the age of 19, when her father died, Mullany had to work at a local laundry 12–14 hours a day for $ 3 a week. While working there, if she damaged an article of clothing, the company would reduce her wages to cover
98-576: The home. There were hearings on the bill, and the Congressional Budget Office undertook an official budget analysis for the United States Congress . The bill was co-sponsored by Senator Clinton and Representative Mike McNulty , supported by organized labor , and was passed into law. It is an affiliated area of the National Park Service; it remains privately owned and operated but the NPS provides technical support. On November 10, 2020,
112-483: The incident, the site was planned to open in late 2020. The site was officially opened to the public on June 10, 2023 with a public celebration hosted by Paul Cole, executive director of the American Labor Studies Center who helped organize fundraising for the site. [REDACTED] Media related to Kate Mullany House at Wikimedia Commons Kate Mullany Kate Mullany (1845–1906)
126-468: The resolution of a specific issue. It is located at 350 8th Street in Troy, just off NY 7 one empty lot east of the Collar City Bridge . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. It is now a National Historic Site . The site also includes Mullany's grave. The New York State Senate honored the house and its most famous resident for Women's History Month in March 2007. The house
140-504: Was an American early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue. Kate Mullany was an Irish immigrant born in 1845 who moved to the United States of America at a very young age. With her co-workers Esther Keegan and Sarah McQuillan, she organized approximately 300 women into
154-447: Was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. It is now a National Historic Site . The site also includes Mullany's grave. The New York State Senate honored the house and its most famous resident for Women's History Month in March 2007. The house is also on the New York Women's Heritage Trail. Then First Lady Hillary Clinton toured the house in 2000, and named it as a "treasure". Senator Daniel P. Moynihan had introduced
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#1732791624314168-622: Was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame . She has been honored by the New York State Senate, and her home is on the Women's Heritage Trail. Kate Mullany House The Kate Mullany House was the home of Kate Mullany (1845–1906), an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than
182-519: Was listed under her married name. Around that time, Mullany also failed at trying to create new laundry and collar-making cooperatives. She died in 1906 and was buried in the Fogarty family plot in St. Peter's Cemetery, Troy, New York. The Kate Mullany House , at 350 8th Street in Troy, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998, and became a National Historic Site in 2008. In 2000, Mullany
196-406: Was passed into law. It is an affiliated area of the National Park Service; it remains privately owned and operated but the NPS provides technical support. On November 10, 2020, a car crashed through the building's back wall. Though no one was injured, the National Park Service reported that the "damage to the back wall was so extensive that engineers worried the second floor might collapse". Before
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