Brooke Leigh Howard at The Atlanta Constitution reports a historical play based on a 19th Century Atlanta Women’s Labor Movement is traveling north for an off-Broadway run after making previous stops in the South and Midwest. The Wash, based on the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881, centers around five Black Women who work as Laundresses. However, they realize their hard work has been taken for granted as many of their clients pay very little, barter for services with scrap food, or just completely skip payment while still expecting clean clothes and linen. The Women band together to form an early version of a Union, vowing that they’d Strike until they are properly paid.

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Play about Atlanta Washerwomen’s strike travels to New York for off-Broadway debut

The Wash — The Black Rep

‘The Wash’ brings a little-known piece of Atlanta’s Black history to life