Communist women

 
 
Williana Burroughs: Revolutionary educator, fighter for democracy

Williana Burroughs: Revolutionary educator, fighter for democracy

Williana Burroughs advanced the struggle for African American equality and women’s equality as a teacher, housing organizer, Communist candidate, and anti-imperialist Pan-Africanist.

BY: Michael O’Dea| August 12, 2025
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Communist women: Equality is a cornerstone of working class unity

Communist women: Equality is a cornerstone of working class unity

Bennett Shoop's book highlights the essential role Communist women have played in the development of the CPUSA and in the continuing struggle for equality, democracy, and peace.

BY: Eric Brooks| May 1, 2025
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Jewish women in the U.S. labor movement

Jewish women in the U.S. labor movement

Countless working class Jewish women like Clara Lemlich, Rose Schneiderman, Fannia Cohn, and Pauline Newman have played important roles in U.S. labor and Communist Party history.

BY: Jewish Committee| March 27, 2025
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Women’s History Month Book Talk: Lessons from Revolutionary Organizing

Women’s History Month Book Talk: Lessons from Revolutionary Organizing

Exploring strategies from the book Lessons from Revolutionary Organizing, this class focuses on historical Communist campaigns and building working-class coalitions and campaigns today.

Ina Wood, Oklahoma Communist behind the ‘Union Maid’ song

Ina Wood, Oklahoma Communist behind the ‘Union Maid’ song

  This article originally appeared in People's World. During my research for an upcoming article on Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger’s creative friendship, which preceded the years depicted in the...

March 7, 2025
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