Democrat Elizabeth Warren, the senior US Senator from Massachusetts, announced her bid to run for president of the US on Saturday, 2/9/19, in Lawrence, at the Everett Mill that was the site of the famous bread and roses strike, when thousands of women walked off the job demanding better wages and working conditions. Sen. Warren told her supporters that it was time to fight to stop the trends of the last decades, and rebuild the middle class. Thousands of people braved frigid temperatures to hear her speak. The rally kicked off her official campaign. She traveled to New Hampshire and Iowa in the next few days. She was introduced by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III. US Senator Edward Markey, Rep. Lori Trahan, and Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera also spoke.
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- Thousands of people gather in frigid weather as US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announces that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially stops to take a picture with supporters after announcing that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announces that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) heads to the podium to officially announce that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- A group of young women hold signs, including the now-iconic “Persist” slogan at the rally where US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announced that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- A man holds up a fist at the rally where US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announces that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- Members of the crowd enthusiastically wave American flags as US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) officially announces that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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- US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) takes a moment to look at the crowd gathered to hear her officially announce that she is running for president of the United States on Saturday, 2/9/19, at the Everett Mill in Lawrence, site of the famous bread and roses strike. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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