#OtD 12 Feb 1920 the first women's strike in Colombia took place at the textile factory in Bello, Antioquia, when 400 walked out demanding equal pay with men, and end to sexual harassment by managers. Despite male scabs and police violence they held out and won pic.twitter.com/PdJmQOkrBW
#OtD 31 Aug 1944 Maria Dimadi, Greek interpreter and anti-Nazi resistance activist, was executed by members of the Greek collaborationist Security Battalions. She worked as a spy passing information to the resistance before she was caught and killed. pic.twitter.com/M9dAKYmNfD
#OtD 18 Jul 1887 the Argentinian anarchist bakers' union was founded in Buenos Aires with the help of Italian anarchists Errico Malatesta and Ettore Mattei. It publicly launched on 4 Aug and held its first strike the following year. pic.twitter.com/A9jXapvbPW
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