Women Workers' Organization (1887)Leonora M. Barry was born in County Cork, Ireland on August 13, 1849. She was raised by her parents, John and Honor Granger Kearney (fr.wikipedia.org). Leonora lost her mother at a very young age and had to face many family difficulties. But she persevered and became a teacher at the age of 15. In 1880, Leonora's husband died and she was left to raise her three children alone. Leonora needed money, so she got a job in a factory where she worked for two years. The factory was a miserable place to work with terrible hourly wages. However, she needed money to support her family. In 1884, Leonora Barry joined the Knights of Labor and campaigned for the abolition of child labor. Leonora was elected to travel to different factories and record her observations of poor working conditions in women's factories. She travels to the largest industrial cities. This task inspired Leonora to write “Organizing Working Women.” () Leonora was also prompted to write this article by her personal beliefs and opinions. She had worked in a factory for two years and made no more than 65 cents the first week, but she persevered and kept that factory job for two years (www.patheos.com). Leonora traveled to many different factories along the East Coast. during his tenure with the Knights of Labor. Its main aim was to draw attention to the wages and poor working conditions of women and children in the labor market. During her travels, she wrote in her journal the places she visited and the working conditions she observed. Many of the most surprising encounters took place in Virginia factories (www.njwomenshistory.org). Leonora recorded many of her discoveries in her journals. She wrote about factory conditions, the guy... middle of paper... because he looked so much like the book. As I read our textbook and further researched Leonora M. Barry and her significance as a famous woman in history, I learned how determined she must have been to write diaries that exposed the mistreatment of to women and children in many factories. Leonora was a courageous woman who wanted to show people how difficult it was to be a woman or child working in factories during the rise of industrial America. She wrote her articles knowing that she would receive judgment and backlash, but she continued to write. Eventually, people sent the items to inspectors they knew could help Leonora. They worked together for many years and succeeded in abolishing most child labor, improving women's working conditions and increasing their wages. Leonora is an important woman in history and her articles changed the working conditions of women.