October 29 - Alice Doesn’t Day

Labor History in 2:00 · Oct 29, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1975.

That was the day that the National Organization for Women, or NOW, called for a strike by women across the nation.

They called the action, “Alice Doesn’t Day.”

This referred to a critically acclaimed movie by director Martin Scorsese that came out the year before, entitled “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”

The main character in the film is Alice Hyatte, who pursues her dream of being a singer after she is widowed.

It was lauded by feminists as a story of women’s empowerment.

NOW used the film title, and asked women to participate with the…