Finnish North American working class women and music in the early 20th century

Music historian Saijaleena Rantanen discusses songs by and about Finnish immigrant working-class women alongside musical samples from working-class women of Finnish background in early 20th century North America. The presentation was part of the 2022 FinnFest USA, and the FinnFest music series is co-hosted by the Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Thanks also to John Beck and the Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives lunchtime series at Michigan State University.

On this week’s Labor History in Two: The Scab.  

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