1. What conditions or factors brought the shirtwaist workers to strike?

2. How was the strike portrayed by the newspapers of the day? What effect did the reporting have on the strike's progress?

3. How was the strike viewed by the general public? By male labor unions?

4. What role did law enforcement and the judicial system play in the struggles faced by strikers?

5. What impact did the various social classes, educational backgrounds, and ethnic origins of the strikers and their supporters have on the strike specifically and the women's labor movement generally?

6. How does the garment workers' struggle compare to other more recent social unrest, such as the Civil Rights movement in the United States? Can you think of other similar struggles occurring today?