Episode 77: The Exciting History of the ILGWU (featuring Alex of St. Evens)

<p>Clotheshorse all-star Alex of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wear_st.evens/"> St. Evens</a> is back today to talk about the exciting history of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, also known as the ILGWU. We’ll talk about the history of garment work, how unions changed it, and how our clothes are made today.   We’ll also take some detours to Sex and the City and Costco. And we’ll also talk about why you YES YOU should care about clothing!</p><p><a href="https://www.clotheshorse.world/blog/alex-iris-union-made"><strong>Read Alex's Vintage Detective column about the ILGWU at Clotheshorse.world!</strong><br></a><br>Alex's extra credit reading recommendations:<br><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/liberated-threads-black-women-style-and-the-global-politics-of-soul_tanisha-ford/11673725/?resultid=6945a294-315c-4aa2-ac5c-cedd7d5822ed#edition=15146157&amp;idiq=23502055"><strong>Liberated Threads : Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul</strong></a><strong> </strong>by Tanisha C. Ford</p><p><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/fighting-for-the-union-label-the-womens-garment-industry-and-the-ilgwu-in-pennsylvania_kenneth-c-wolensky_robert-p-wolensky/2978648/#edition=3248612&amp;idiq=26944073"><strong>Fighting for the Union Label : The Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania</strong></a><strong> </strong>by Nicole H. Wolensky, Kenneth C. Wolensky, Robert P. Wolensky</p><p><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/how-to-kill-a-city-the-real-story-of-gentrification_peter-moskowitz/12046590/?resultid=84e8ff59-e26e-4c38-b000-f1d8da67d81c#edition=19892355&amp;idiq=44937639"><strong>How to Kill a City : Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood</strong></a><strong> </strong>by P.E. Moskowitz and Peter Moskowitz</p><p><br><strong>Watch some ILGWU television commercials!<br></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lg4gGk53iY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lg4gGk53iY</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7VUklDlQw">https://www.y