About 200 of them, led by Florence Haskell, attempted to get out of the works, but they found all the exits locked.

We’ve never truly been free in the Western World. Passaic, New Jersey, April 11, 1901:

"There was a lively time in the works of the American Tobacco Company this afternoon, when the 350 girls employed objected to being vaccinated by the physicians sent there by the health…

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We’ve never truly been free in the Western World. Passaic, New Jersey, April 11, 1901:

"There was a lively time in the works of the American Tobacco Company, 1890-1994, this afternoon when the 350 girls employed objected to being vaccinated by the physicians sent there by the health officers... When the health officers went to the factory the girls were informed that every one of them would have to be vaccinated. Some of them fainted, others became hysterical, and there was a general rebellion. About 200 of them, led by Florence Haskell, attempted to get out of the works, but they found all the exits locked. The police were called and the work of vaccination began. Some of the girls fought the officers and were led up to the physicians screaming, struggling, and kicking. The greatest excitement prevailed and all work had to be suspended. At one time some of the girls threatened to destroy the factory if they were not allowed to go out, but all were finally vaccinated."

[“Factory Girl’s Resistance, American Tobacco Company’s Employees’ Fight Against Compulsory Vaccination,” New York Times, April 12, 1901.]