The Wash
Sat, Nov 01
|ETA Creative Arts Foundation
In 1881, Black laundresses in Atlanta led a strike weeks before the International Cotton Exposition came to town. Demanding $1/dozen pounds of laundry, the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was one of the largest, successful interracial labor strikes of the post-Civil War era.
Time & Location
Nov 01, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
ETA Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60619, USA
Guests
About the Event
About The Wash: In 1881, Black laundresses in Atlanta led a strike weeks before the International Cotton Exposition came to town. Demanding $1/dozen pounds of laundry, the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was one of the largest, successful interracial labor strikes of the post-Civil War era. "The Wash" offers an intimate and often funny look at ordinary women who went from workers to fighters– and won.
Written by Kelundra Smith
Directed by Myesha-Tiara
Assistant Directed by Jerluane "Jae" Jenkins
Cast:
ANNA: Nikki Carpenter
Tickets
November 1st
$25.00
+$0.63 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00
