First Strike Commemoration at Slater Mill
Schedule
Sat May 30 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02860 | Pawtucket, RI
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Join Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park at the 2026 First Strike Commemoration in Pawtucket. Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI
In 1824, the first wage worker’s strike was led by women in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Learn their story and take special, ranger-led tours throughout the day.
The visitor center will be open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., with free hands-on activities throughout the day, including a special weaving workshop from 1 - 4 p.m. Learn more about the artist behind the workshop here: https://vincaponigro.com/lineages-of-labor.
Specialty Tours
10:30 a.m. The Cotton Economy - Why was a cotton spinning mill built so far away from cotton plantations? Explore the close connections between the labor of enslaved persons and the textile industry of the Blackstone River Valley.
12:30 p.m. Women’s Work: Labor History & The First Strike - Join a park ranger for a discussion of the intersection between women’s history and labor history and [at?] Old Slater Mill. This tour will also discuss the first wage worker's strike in Pawtucket, RI in 1824.
2:30 p.m. Human and Machine - Take a deep dive into the collection of historic machinery at Old Slater Mill and the people who worked those machines.
All tours are free. Visitors do not need to make a reservation.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=846ADDE5-C298-F675-90543FA6B413E9D1
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