Item
Identifier:
IA.ITM.003066
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Description
Large piece of fabric with a block print that includes an elaborate illustration of the historical event, Japanese characters, and the text "celebrate people's history / Rice Riot 1918 / Rice Riots began in 1918 when 10-20 female dock laborers made a direct demand for rice at a warehouse in Toyama, Japan. The demand was in response to merchants buying all the rice in the market so they could sell it to the Japanese government for their troops in Siberia, doubling the price and making rice inaccessible for the common folks. The demands turning into a massive uprising, inspiring more than 1 million people to take action all over Japan. These riots were no accident but an organized resistance led by female laborers, who only earned 60% of their male counterparts. The Rice Riots became and turning point for Japanese labor movements and class warfare."
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