This organization was criticized by Carroll Wright for its secret Freemason-like rites, which disappeared after the election of its second leader. It included numerous women recruited by Leonora Barry and future Wobbly leader "Mother Jones". One of this group's actions was to support a strike on the Wabash Railroad, and it would later be crippled after failing to win the Missouri Pacific Strike against Jay Gould. Although the convicted anarchists were unrelated to it, membership in it was hurt after the Haymarket Square Riot. Its first leader was Uriah Stephens, who was succeeded by Terence Powderly. For 10 points, name this labor union of the late 1800's, often cont
This organization was criticized by Carroll Wright for its secret Freemason-like rites, which disappeared after the election of its second leader. It included numerous women recruited by Leonora Barry and future Wobbly leader "Mother Jones". One of this group's actions was to support a strike on the Wabash Railroad, and it would later be crippled after failing to win the Missouri Pacific Strike against Jay Gould. Although the convicted anarchists were unrelated to it, membership in it was hurt after the Haymarket Square Riot. Its first leader was Uriah Stephens, who was succeeded by Terence Powderly. For 10 points, name this labor union of the late 1800's, often contrasted with the American Federation of Labor.
This organization was criticized by Carroll Wright for its secret Freemason-like rites, which disappeared after the election of its second leader.
{Knights} of {Labor}