One hundred years ago; Amazon Army fights for justice

Editors Note: This is the third in a series being published the Centennial anniversary of the Amazon Army in the Southeast Kansas coalfields.

By Linda O’Nelio Knoll

Women came in groups of 8 and 10 from Camps in Radley, Dunkirk, Frontenac, Arma, Croweburg and as far north as Mulberry and south Cherokee. When the day dawned Dec. 14 5:00 a.m. the crowd of women was miles long. No one had dropped out a…