The Kate Mullany House was the home of

Kate Mullany Kate Mullany (1845–1906) was an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue.

(1845–1906), an early female labor leader who started the all-women

Collar Laundry Union The Collar Laundry Union was the first all-female labor union in the United States. It was started in Troy, New York by Kate Mullany in 1864. At the time, being a laundress was a difficult job. An almost exclusively female occupation, laund ...

in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue. It is located at 350 8th Street in Troy, just off

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one empty lot east of the Collar City Bridge. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. and It is now a National Historic Site. The site also includes Mullany's grave. The

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honored the house and its most famous resident for Women's History Month in March 2007. The house is also on the New York Women's Heritage Trail.

Designation as a National Historic Site

Then

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Hillary Clinton toured the house in 2000, and named it as a "treasure". Senator

Daniel P. Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 and served as an ...

had introduced a bill to designate the home as a National Historic Site, but the bill languished in the United States Senate. Senator Clinton took up the bill in January 2001 when Moynhian retired, and she advocated for the home. There were hearings on the bill, and the Congressional Budget Office undertook an official budget analysis for the United States Congress. The bill was co-sponsored by Senator Clinton and Representative

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, supported by

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, and was passed into law.Bill passed, Mike McNulty's official web site
Accessed January 24, 2008. It is an affiliated area of the National Park Service; it remains privately owned and operated but the NPS provides technical support. Image:Kate Mullany House Doorway 30May2008.jpg, The doorway for the address occupied by labor organizer

Image:Kate Mullany House Marker 30May2008.jpg, Informational commemorative plaque located on the brick façade between addresses 350 and 352 on Eighth Street in downtown Troy, NY Image:Kate Mullany Alternate 10Jan2008.jpg, Side view capturing just the 350 section of the building from a little further down Eighth Street Image:Kate Mullany House 30May2008.jpg, Labor organizer Kate Mullany's former home on 8th Street in downtown Troy, New York as photographed 30 May 2008.

References

External links

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Places Where Women Made History: the Kate Mullany House, at National Park Service
. Accessed January 24, 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullany, Kate, House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Historic Sites in New York (state) National Historic Landmarks in New York (state) Houses completed in 1869 Labor rights National Register of Historic Places in Troy, New York Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1869 establishments in New York (state) Houses in Troy, New York History of women in New York (state)