Kate Mullany NHS

The Kate Mullany House was the home of an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York. Kate Mullany was born in Ireland in 1845 and immigrated to the United States at a young age. In 1864, she organized approximately 300 women into the first sustained female union in the country, the Collar Laundry Union. Mullany went on to be its president and was elected second vice-president of the National Labor Union. In 2002, she was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. The Kate Mullany National Historic Site, located in her hometown of Troy, New York, was established in 2006 to preserve her legacy and promote an understanding of the role of women in labor history. Plans are in place to create a National Trade Union Women's Memorial at the Kate Mullany National Historic Site, a unit within the National Park System, in Troy, New York. It will honor women who have made significant contributions to support the labor movement and rights of workers nationwide.