Cloakmaker
A Cloak maker worked in the garment industry,[1] often in an enterprise whose workers were represented by a union.[2]
In the 1920s, there were more than 50,000 people employed as cloakmakers.[2]
Much of this industry was centered in New York City.[3] While most of the cloakmakers were Jewish women,[4]: p.191 [5][6] the next largest group, although much smaller in number, were Italian women.[7][8][9]
Cloakmakers were a part of those known as clothing-workers, including those who made cloaks, suits and skirts.[2][10]
Other areas where this industry was strong included Chicago[11] and Cincinnati.[12]
Unions
[edit | edit source]Suffragist Theresa Malkiel organized a union of cloakmakers in 1892.[4]: p.191 Other areas of the needle trade[13] were not unionized until years later,[14] of whom in 1912 over 80% were Jewish.[15]
This occupation involved making or repairing garments that contained animal fur. The high end of this profession focused on fur coats. A 1915 New York Times article about 75,000 garment workers said "Cloakmakers take the lead."[17]
The garment industry's strikes were neither rare nor long-lasting.[18][19]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Miller 1978, p. 190.
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Sources
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