Today in Women’s History: Woolworth clerks strike for 40-hour workweek

2 min readMar 18, 2020

Women store clerks raise their fists and raise a sit-down strike sign demanding a 40-hour work week for Woolworth workers. — *Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection*

Today in Women’s History, March 18, 1937, New York City police evicted and arrested striking Woolworth’s store clerks — mostly women — who had occupied stores demanding a 40-hour workweek. Police were met with huge protests at both the stores and the precinct where the workers had been taken.

Today in Women’s History: Woolworth clerks strike for 40-hour workweek

Written by Teresa Albano