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**Amelia "Mildred" Milka Sablich** (1908 - 1994) also known as **Flaming
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Milka**, was an [IWW](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink")
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organizer.
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## Life
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Amelia's parents immigrated from Volosko, Croatia (then part of the
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Austro-Hungarian Empire) to Trinidad, Colorado, USA in 1907, with her
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father working as a coal miner. At age 19, she became a leader in the
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[Colorado Coal Strike of
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1927](Colorado_Coal_Strike_\(1927\) "wikilink"). She spoke out for the
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cause of the miners, wearing bright red and fighting off larger men
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trying to break the strike. She was arrested, and upon release gave
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speeches to raise money to victims of anti-union violence.\[1\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Milka_Sablich> |