Papers of Leonora O'Reilly, 1861-1928

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Papers of Leonora O'Reilly, 1861-1928

1861-1928

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch02074/catalog

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, speeches, articles, pamphlets, leaflets, and clippings of Leonora O'Reilly, documenting her work in the labor, suffrage, and peace movements.

8.34 linear feet ((20 file boxes) plus 9 folio+ folders, 4 oversize folders, 1 supersize folder, 5 photograph folders)

eng, Latn

Harvard University

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O'Reilly, Leonora, 1870-1927

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Leonora O'Reilly was a labor leader, social reformer, a suffragist and peace activist. She was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on February 16, 1870; the youngest of two children born to John O'Reilly, a printer, and Winifred (Rooney) O'Reilly, a garment worker. Her parents were Irish immigrants who used their earnings to open a grocery store, which did not succeed. Shortly thereafter their son died, followed by the death of John O'Reilly in 1871, leaving Leonora O'Reilly and her mother ...