The 1917 Food Riots were set off by 400 angry mothers protesting the rampant wartime inflation and the resulting high cost of food precipitating a boycott of pushcarts which eventually brought prices down.&nbsp;

Photo shows protest led by Ida Harris, president of the Mother's Vigilance Committee, and anarchist Marie Ganz, both members of the Mothers' Anti-High Price LeagueEast Broadway and Rutgers Street, NY

East side women present request to Maroy Mitchel of New York Appeal to the President

"Sweet Marie," leader, arrested after she leads 300 followers to City Hall and Police Station

Food Riots of 1917

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