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This modest three-story brick house is the only surviving building associated with Kate Mullany, a young Irish immigrant laundry worker who in 1864 organized and led the all-female "Collar Laundry Union" labor union. |
The Kate Mullany National Historic Site is an all-volunteer, non profit
organization that relies on supporters of its goal to restore the
Video of Hillary Clinton Accepting the Kate Mullany Medal.
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First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Albany County Central Federation of Labor President Josephine Sano |
| On July 15, 1998, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton dedicated the Kate Mullany House as a National Historic Landmark |
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Legislation designating the Kate Mullany House a National Historic Site was signed into law on December 3, 2004. Read the law and testimony of Senator Clinton, Congressman McNulty, Rachel Bliven, and the National Park Service (NPS). |
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Kate Mullany was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York in 2000. |
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On September 8, 1999, members of the labor movement and community dedicated a Celtic Cross at Kate Mullany’s grave site at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Troy. |
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In 2006, the Kate Mullany National Historic Site was included in the new New York State Women’s Heritage Trail. |