Part One: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of 1913

Part One: Big Annie Clemenc and the Copper Strike of 1913

August 17, 2026 · 29 min

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The episode tells the story of the significant Copper Strike of 1913 in Michigan, focusing on Annie Clemenc's role in the events.

Margaret tells you the story of the tragic and powerful strike that shook Michigan and copper production, through the lens of the Joan of Arc of Calumet Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/scandinavian/the-finns/ https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-michigan/   https://trailsendup.com/en/weather-in-the-upper-peninsula https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2014/spring/women-citizenship-repatration https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/cca/tamarack-co-operative-store/   Beyond Brothers & Bars: Disovering Women’s Roles in One Mining Community, Jean F. Ellis Annie Clemenc and the Great Keweenaw Copper Strike, Lyndon Comstock https://www.bls.gov/charts/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries/rate-and-number-of-fatal-work-injuries-in-selected-occupations.htm https://weneverforget.org/we-never-forget-strikers-alois-tijan-and-steve-putrich-shot-down-by-gunthugs-august-14-1913-at-seeberville-michigan/   https://libcom.org/article/sabotage-elizabeth-gurley-flynn &nbsp…

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