Personnel Departments Weren't Built to Help You
In 1900, B.F. Goodrich created the first Employment Department. But It wasn't employee support, it was union prevention dressed up as administrative efficiency.
The Mill Girls Who Walked Out First
The Lowell mills were designed as a "moral experiment" of total control. But when owners cut wages, 800 women proved that workers didn't need formal organization—they just needed each other.
The Street Lamp and the Infrastructure of Safety
In the early 19th century, the "system" of the city was broken for twelve hours a day. The Lamplighter became the human interface for the infrastructure of safety.
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