They also formed the Good Health League, which held lectures to inform women on their personal well being, and how their poor working conditions affected their health. Though many saw work as a temporary transition period between childhood and marriage, the WTUL attempted to urge women to view themselves as independent wage earners. Rallies and marches were held by the WTUL to protest police brutality women faced while picketing. Until 1955 the WTUL remained active. The IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) was founded in 1905. The IWW was founded by Mother Jones, Lucy Parsons, Bill Haywood, Eugene V. Debs, Daniel D. Leon, and Thomas J. Haggerty. Mother Jones was considered the IWW's "founding mother". In 1900 the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was formed. 27,000 women joined the ILGWU by 1904, as estimated by The Women's Trade Union League of America. Early women's unions were often in the garment trade, as the industry employed many working women. Women in the garment industry often had to purchase their own thread and needles in order to work, and often were fined for errors in their sewing. In New York City working women employed by three major shirtwaist companies (the Leiserson Company, the Rosen Company, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company) went to the Women's Trade Union League of America (WTUL) in 1909 to gain support in their strikes. Mary Dreier and hundreds of other women, were arrested while picketing. On November 23, 1909, Clara Lemlich's speech inspired the largest women's strike up to that point, which took place among primarily Jewish waist makers on the following day. The strike led more than 20,000 workers to walk out 500 shops in New York City. 10,000 women went back to work by November 27th,1909, after the smaller manufacturers agreed to the wages proposed by the unions. Larger manufacturers did not comply, forcing the strike to lead into December, and eventually spread to Philadelphia. During these months violence increased on picket lines; women were assaulted, harassed, and arrested. Some arrested women were sent to the workhouse on Blackwell's Island. More than 200,000 women laborers entered the automotive trade during World War II, causing upset in labor division. On October 15th, the UAW demanded that all female laborers were to be removed from work on heavy machinery or they would strike. After two more women laborers were hired, the strike commenced and was a victory after 36 hours of protest.