History on Tap: Iowa's Rebel Girl

Name: History on Tap: Iowa's Rebel Girl
Start: 2025-08-21T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-21T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, United States, Iowa 52804

Schedule

Thu Aug 21 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, United States, Iowa 52804 | Davenport, IA

We'll focus on Pearl McGill and the Promise of Inclusive Unionism from 1894-1929.
This Thursday is a look at how workers in the freshwater pearl button industry organized unions to improve their wages and working conditions. Understanding the advocacy of the militant button workers of Muscatine shines a light on the larger struggle that swept the nation as mass production workers in the garment, textile, and button industries – many of whom were women – rose up to demand their rights.
Thursday, August 21
Drinks at 5 PM (Cash Bar with snacks)
Speaker at 5:30 PM
History On Tap Events are free with General Admission ($5 OFF after 3:30!)
History On Tap is every third Thursday of the month!