▁attention ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁women ▁pick eting ▁for ▁their ▁rights , ▁and ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁and ▁other ▁activ ists ▁showed ▁their ▁support . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁pick eting , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁workers , ▁went ▁to ▁court ▁to ▁test ify ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁arrested ▁workers ▁and ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁police ▁brut ality . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁other ▁society ▁and ▁college ▁women , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁strik es ▁as ▁the ▁" m ink ▁brig ade ", ▁women ▁whose ▁dress ▁and ▁social ▁status ▁would ▁give ▁police ▁pause ▁in ▁arrest ing ▁them . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁other ▁actors , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁actors ' ▁union ▁Act ors ' ▁Equ ity . ▁ ▁Political ▁campaign er ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁Belle , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁ill , ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁her ▁father , ▁Robert ▁M . ▁La ▁Fol lette , ▁Sr . ▁ ▁Te acher ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁taught ▁at ▁City ▁and ▁Country ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Author ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁editor ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁e pon ym ous ▁progress ive ▁magazine ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁other ▁period ical s . ▁ ▁La ▁Fol lette ' s ▁mother ▁had ▁begun ▁a ▁bi