Some 1933 Chicago Tribune headlines:
Pay Teachers, End City Shame, is Bogan's Plea.
School Head Challenges Politicians.
Unpaid Teachers Unable to Feed Famished Pupils.
It's Up to Hungry School Children's Fund.
5,000 Teachers At End of Rope; Tell Privations.
Can't Go Longer Without Pay, They Say.
A big photograph also accompanied the article. Caption: "Chicago teachers wait in lines outside temporary school pay offices on North Wells Street in August 1934. The Tribune wrote, 'Back salaries are due to 14,000 teachers.'" I could see only three men in the group of 25. Most teachers back then were women. Everyone seemed to be dressed in their Sunday-best.
--Cooter
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