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"Work: A Tapestry of Time and Struggle" In the spring of 1972, Ms. Magazine graced the shelves with its first issue, marking a pivotal moment in the feminist movement

Background imageWork Collection: Tuna fishing boats, City of Manta, Manabi Province, Ecuador, South America

Tuna fishing boats, City of Manta, Manabi Province, Ecuador, South America

Background imageWork Collection: Penrhyn quarry, the largest slate quarry in Wales, Bethesda, Snowdonia

Penrhyn quarry, the largest slate quarry in Wales, Bethesda, Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Police Harley Davidson motorbike, New York City, New York, United States of America

Police Harley Davidson motorbike, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWork Collection: Dangerous scaffolding, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Dangerous scaffolding, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Star Wars set

Star Wars set, Chott el Gharsa, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Elephant painting with his trunk

Elephant painting with his trunk, Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Women in canoes on way to floating market

Women in canoes on way to floating market, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Aguas Calientes

Aguas Calientes, tourist town below Inca ruins, built round railway, Machu Picchu, Peru, South America

Background imageWork Collection: Man with pole pushing boat forwards on a Kerala backwater

Man with pole pushing boat forwards on a Kerala backwater, a typical scene in an area where canals and rivers are used as roadways, Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Greek woman baking bread in outdoors communal oven

Greek woman baking bread in outdoors communal oven, Olymbos, Karpathos, Dodecanese islands, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Farming couple with tractor and full trailer during haymaking in a field near Lalbenque

Farming couple with tractor and full trailer during haymaking in a field near Lalbenque, Lot, Midi Pyrenees, France, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Close-up of hands and bobbins for lace making at Le Puy in the Auvergne, France, Europe

Close-up of hands and bobbins for lace making at Le Puy in the Auvergne, France, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Weekly market in Bati, the largest outside Addis Ababa, Northern Highlands

Weekly market in Bati, the largest outside Addis Ababa, Northern Highlands, Ethiopia, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Portrait of a guard in a bearskin busby standing in front of a sentry box outside Buckingham Palace

Portrait of a guard in a bearskin busby standing in front of a sentry box outside Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Cooling towers, Radcliffe on Soar Power Station, domestic housing in foreground

Cooling towers, Radcliffe on Soar Power Station, domestic housing in foreground, Trent Valley, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Queen Mary on the footplate of No 4082 Windsor Castle, 1924

Queen Mary on the footplate of No 4082 Windsor Castle, 1924
King George V and Queen Mary visited Swindon Works in April 1924. They arrived and departed on Windsor Castle. Charles Collett (Chief Mechanical Engineer) can be seen leaning out of the cab

Background imageWork Collection: United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936

United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936
FRANCE: POPULAR FRONT, 1936. United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936

Background imageWork Collection: ORGAN MANUFACTURE, 1770. The manufacture of pipe organs. Line engraving by Pierre Claude

ORGAN MANUFACTURE, 1770. The manufacture of pipe organs. Line engraving by Pierre Claude Delagardette, from l Art du Facteur d Orgues, compiled by Dom François B

Background imageWork Collection: Bazaar in Houmt Souk, Island of Jerba, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Bazaar in Houmt Souk, Island of Jerba, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Clydesdale Horse, two adults, working, team at ploughing match, Hampshire, England

Clydesdale Horse, two adults, working, team at ploughing match, Hampshire, England

Background imageWork Collection: Evening picture of a gondolier on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Evening picture of a gondolier on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Tugboat and container ship, San Pedro Port, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Tugboat and container ship, San Pedro Port, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageWork Collection: Municipal laundry

Municipal laundry, Mahalaxmi dhobi ghat, Mumbai (Bombay), India, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Fishermen bringing catch ashore, Elmina, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Fishermen bringing catch ashore, Elmina, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Portrait of a Pathan man at his stall selling pickles in Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Portrait of a Pathan man at his stall selling pickles in Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Piano Making at Brinsmeads Factory. Fitting in the hammers. 10 December 1920

Piano Making at Brinsmeads Factory. Fitting in the hammers. 10 December 1920

Background imageWork Collection: Thatching the roof of the Hermitage headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell

Thatching the roof of the Hermitage headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell
Thatching the roof of the " Hermitage " headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell, with reeds grown on the estate of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Mr Buckland, a Hampshire man at work

Background imageWork Collection: Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

Background imageWork Collection: Domestic Sheep, Dalesbred, flock, with shepherd leading on snow covered moorland, near Pen-y-ghent

Domestic Sheep, Dalesbred, flock, with shepherd leading on snow covered moorland, near Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, January

Background imageWork Collection: Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog

Europe, Ireland, Kerry County, Ring of Kerry. Typical sheep ranch, working sheep dog. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators

Background imageWork Collection: American seamstress and patriot. Betsy Ross making the first American flag

American seamstress and patriot. Betsy Ross making the first American flag. Drawing by Elisabeth Moore Hallowell
BETSY ROSS (1752-1836). American seamstress and patriot. Betsy Ross making the first American flag. Drawing by Elisabeth Moore Hallowell

Background imageWork Collection: Massey Ferguson tractor with McHale baler, round baling silage in meadow, Yorkshire Dales

Massey Ferguson tractor with McHale baler, round baling silage in meadow, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, september

Background imageWork Collection: Cls forage harvester unloading into tractor with trailer, making alkalage with wholecrop cereals

Cls forage harvester unloading into tractor with trailer, making alkalage with wholecrop cereals for animal feed, Cumbria, England, september

Background imageWork Collection: Valtra T151 tractor with muck spreader, spreading muck on arable field, England, march

Valtra T151 tractor with muck spreader, spreading muck on arable field, England, march

Background imageWork Collection: VAN GOGH: SOWER, 1888. Oil on canvas by Vincent Van Gogh

VAN GOGH: SOWER, 1888. Oil on canvas by Vincent Van Gogh

Background imageWork Collection: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop, ripe ears in field, with Cls combine harvester harvesting

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop, ripe ears in field, with Cls combine harvester harvesting, near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, september

Background imageWork Collection: Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Porter with Mount Meru in background, Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania

Porter with Mount Meru in background, Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Main entrance, Bobo-Dioulasso market, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa

Main entrance, Bobo-Dioulasso market, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Sitar maker, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Sitar maker, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Background imageWork Collection: Spices in the souks in the Medina, Marrakesh, Morroco, North Africa, Africa

Spices in the souks in the Medina, Marrakesh, Morroco, North Africa, Africa

Background imageWork Collection: Cattle round-up in high pasture, Lonesome Spur Ranch, Lonesome Spur, Montana

Cattle round-up in high pasture, Lonesome Spur Ranch, Lonesome Spur, Montana, United States of America, North America

Background imageWork Collection: Las Arenas Transporter bridge (Vizcaya Bridge), UNESCO World Heritage Site

Las Arenas Transporter bridge (Vizcaya Bridge), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Background imageWork Collection: Raven Gallery in Old Elysian Grove Market, Barrio Historico District, Tucson

Raven Gallery in Old Elysian Grove Market, Barrio Historico District, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Background imageWork Collection: Cafe, Port d Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, Europe

Cafe, Port d Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: La Pescheria, Catainas fish market, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe

La Pescheria, Catainas fish market, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Background imageWork Collection: Close-up of the hands of a palilleira

Close-up of the hands of a palilleira, a lace maker, in the famous lace making village of Camarinas in Galicia, Spain, Europe




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"Work: A Tapestry of Time and Struggle" In the spring of 1972, Ms. Magazine graced the shelves with its first issue, marking a pivotal moment in the feminist movement. As women fought for their rightful place in the workforce, this cover served as a powerful symbol of empowerment. Across the Atlantic, in Derbyshire, England, shire horses ploughed through fields with unwavering determination. Their labor spoke volumes about the resilience and dedication required to make ends meet. Meanwhile, an American Socialist poster from 1911 depicted a capitalist pyramid—a stark reminder of societal inequalities that plagued workers during that era. The struggle for fair wages and better working conditions echoed throughout history. Diego Rivera's mural at The Detroit Institute of Arts captured the essence within the automobile industry during the Great Depression. This masterpiece showcased both pride and hardship experienced by countless individuals who relied on this sector for their livelihoods. Gustave Caillebotte's painting "The Floor Planers" transported us back to 1875 Paris where manual labor was essential for progress. It highlighted how every stroke had purpose—each worker contributing to society's advancement. The Oseberg replica Viking ship reminded us that work has evolved over centuries; it represented exploration and trade routes carved out by brave sailors who risked everything for prosperity. Fast forward to more recent times—the iconic Range Rover Mk. 1 Classic became synonymous with hard work paying off—an emblematic vehicle representing success achieved through perseverance and dedication. At Butler's Wharf on pay day, workers eagerly awaited their well-earned wages—a momentary respite from daily struggles but also a reminder that financial stability remained elusive for many even then. Diego Rivera once again left his mark with a mural depicting pre-Columbian life in Mexico City—a testament to indigenous civilizations' industriousness long before modern notions emerged.