R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Bash k ort ost an ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁K alt as in sky ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Louise ▁" M amma " ▁Harris ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁labor ▁organ izer ▁and ▁to b acco ▁worker . ▁Harris ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Organ izations ▁( C IO ) ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁she ▁led ▁a ▁successful ▁strike ▁against ▁the ▁to b acco ▁factory ▁where ▁she ▁worked . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Harris ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁Harris ▁started ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁I . N . ▁V aug han ▁Ex port ▁to b acco ▁stem m ery ▁around ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Harris ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁to b acco ▁stem mer , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁labor - int ensive ▁job ▁with ▁low ▁and ▁variable ▁pay . ▁Harris ▁became ▁angry ▁with ▁the ▁poor ▁working ▁conditions ▁and ▁low ▁w ages . ▁When ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Organ izations ▁( C IO ) ▁began ▁to ▁organ ize ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁Harris ▁took ▁si xty ▁fellow ▁workers , ▁all ▁black ▁women , ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁organization ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Harris ▁started ▁walk outs ▁and ▁which ▁later ▁turned ▁into ▁strik es ▁at ▁the ▁to b acco ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁strik es , ▁Harris ▁was ▁the ▁pick et ▁captain . ▁The ▁Cl othing ▁and ▁Text ile ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁supported