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Little Boy Blue

Director:Antonio TibaldiWriter:Michael BostonDirector of Photography:Ron HagenMusic:Stewart CopelandProduction Designer:John FrickProducer:Amedeo UrsiniJazz Pictures; R; 107 minutesRe-release…

Knights of Labor

(Encyclopedia) Knights of Labor, American labor organization, started by Philadelphia tailors in 1869, led by Uriah S. Stephens. It became a body of national scope and importance in 1878 and grew…

Speaks Out on Child Labor and Woman Suffrage

by FlorenceKelley We have, in this country, two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread. They vary in age from six and seven years (in the cotton…

William Shakespeare: Love's Labor's Lost, Act I

Act IScene IThe king of Navarre's parkEnter Ferdinand king of Navarre, Biron, Longaville and DumainFerdinandLet fame, that all hunt after in their lives, Live register'd upon our brazen tombs…

William Shakespeare: Love's Labor's Lost, Act V

Act VScene IThe sameEnter Holofernes, Sir Nathaniel, and DullHolofernesSatis quod sufficit.Sir NathanielI praise God for you, sir: your reasons at dinner have been sharp and sententious;…

Can You Recount Hercules' Twelve Labors?

The Labors of Hercules are some of the world's oldest and most widely told stories. They've been recounted in art, poetry, music, film, and more. But how well do you actually know these old legends?

division of labor

(Encyclopedia) division of labor, in economics, the specialization of the functions and roles involved in production. Division of labor is closely tied with the standardization of production, the…

Mitchell, John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, John, 1870–1919, American labor leader, b. Braidwood, Ill. He became a miner at the age of 12 and in 1885 joined the Knights of Labor. When the United Mine Workers of America…