The Rebel Girl (Hazel Dickens)

The begining of this video, is an audio
narrative by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, with images of her, as well as a quote of hers about women in the I.W.W. This Narative is commonly used on recordings to introduce the song "The Rebel Girl" in which Joe Hill dedicated to Elezabeth Guley Flynn. The second part, is the song "The Rebel Girl" Writen by Joe Hill, and performed by Hazel Dickens. I have used images of women who were (or are) members of the IWW. Only two were "supporters" and not members of the I.W.W. (Emma Goldman and Charlotte Anita Whitney)

Emma Goldman: Well known anachist writer and feminist, took part in the IWW free speech fight during the first world war.

Helen Keller: Mostly known for her disability, was an active member of the I.W.W. and influential feminist.

Grace Silver: Mother of once famous actress Queen Silver. Active organizer in the I.W.W. Grace and Queen Silver were influental supporters of evolution, and athiests.

Lucy Parsons: Wife of Albert Parsons a haymarket Martyr, organizer for the I.W.W. and Communist Party.

Judi Bari: Radical enviromentalist, feminist, and member of the I.W.W. and Earth First. Victom of a failed assasination, later died of cancer.

Mother Jones: Helped form the I.W.W. in 1905. One of the most well known organizers, and active socailists of the day. She would most likely be annoyed that liberals have a magazine named after her.

Lesbia Harford: She was a well known poet in Australia, and a member of the Australian contingent of the I.W.W.

Amelia Siblich: Known as "Flaming Milka" due to her wearing red while at only 19 she helped lead a coal strike in Colorado.

Rosie Kane: Former member of the Scotish Parlement, member of the Scotish Socialist Party, and the I.W.W.

Caroline Leckie: (Same as above)

Dorothy Day: Member of the I.W.W. Formed the Anarchist organization "Catholic Workers".

Charlene Sato:(It's misspelled in the video) Member of the I.W.W. supporter of the Hawaiian-based LACASA, and
important in sociolinguistics.

Faith Petric: I.W.W. Member and folk singer.

Anne Feenley: I.W.W. Member and folk singer.

Charolotte Anita Whitney: As far as I know, had never joined the I.W.W. Yet was an active communist. Was arrested in California for making a speech on behalf of an I.W.W. member which violated an anti-syndicalism law, established to crush the I.W.W.

Suley Ayala: I.W.W. Member who joined during recent organizing of Starbucks in New York City. She had faced religious persecution several times due to her faith as a Wiccan.

The rest of the photos are of random women in the I.W.W. (Names unkown). The first is at a Rally in 2007 in Seatle WA. The second is a Starbucks worker in New York City. The third is of two women in Scotland U.K. Fourth and Fifth.. Starbucks workers in NYC, and lastly is the logo for the I.W.W. Woman's Caucus.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• IWW
• Rebel
• Girl
• Women
• feminism
• revolutionary
• socialist
• anarchist
• socialism
• anarchism
• communist
• communism
• labor
• struggle

[Scifinutthrawn]

On your text for Charolotte Anita Whitney, what does syncialism mean? I cannot find it in the dictionary, on wikipedia, and a Google search yielded 3 hits, 2 of which were for this video. Please explain.

I must say, I do not really understand anarchism. To paraphrase Engels, to destroy the state immediately after the revolution would prevent the proletariat from having a means to establish a workers' society and would allow counter-revolution to take place.

But aside from that, great job!

[RedCeltic]

It's a typo, it should be syndicalism. Thanks for pointing that out.

[BanJobe1]

Very good video.... good job!

[RedCeltic]

Years before women could even vote in American politics, they not only had a say in the the American Labor movement, they were labor leaders and organizers in the IWW. Such a union that not only included unskilled workers, but women and non whites in their union was doomed to be destroyed by our corperate run government. Broken as we may have been, we marched on and are growing stronger today. Solidarity Fellow workers!

[Larkin1907]

A woman's place is in the Union!

IWW Postman, Liverpool.

[YEKROJ01]

Don't forget about the Kurdish woman called " Leyla Zana" she was elected into the parliment, said couple of words against the military junta and immediately sentenced 10 years in prison .Yet she's still talking and fighting like hell.

Long live free women movement.

[randomino5]

What the hell is this lyrics change? The chorus is: "That's the Rebel Girl, That's the Rebel Girl.

To the working class she's a

Precious pearl.

She brings Courage, Pride and Joy

To the fighting Rebel Boy

We've had girls before, but we

Need some more in the Industrial

Workers of the World. For it's

Great to fight for freedom

With a Rebel Girl"

[jjcascadia]

@Scifinutthrawn - To begin with, Engels is wrong: the state is the counter revolution. Lenin and the Bolsheviks' creation of a "workers state" was just perverted capitalism.

Syndicalism is a revolutionary movement that began in Europe as a reaction to the rise of industrial capitalism. The word comes from the french "syndicate" which just means "union." It argues that it is the union, not the political party, which will be the organization to see through a communist (anarchist) revolution.

[AnotherWob]

excellent! thank you for this!

[MrWill99313]

@rorybowskill A man could ask, to be given as good as he gits?

[debtwoable]

Hey!!! Where was Delores Huerta???

[integral844]

the ugliest music i ve ever heard

[pasaremos2010]

Many Thanks!



[TamarZucker]

Thank You, thank you for historical photos and background. Brilliant. Had only been familiar with Joe Hill song not context..

[rorybowskill]

To any men watching this....if you find yourself a true rebel girl believe me it's amazing. Life begins at 46 for some (she even knows how to deal with bullet wounds in the line of duty) What more could a man ask?