Penny Richards' photos with the keyword: laborhistory

Thrifted Clarita purse, upcycled with gesso, acrylic paints, paper collage, sharpies, inks, and modpodge. Image is of three Portuguese "mill girls" striking in Lowell MA, 1912, from the Library of Congress uploads at Flickr Commons; "pão e rosas" is "bread and roses" in Portuguese, and refers to the strikers' slogan ("We want bread, and roses too!"). SOLD 10/10.