The Factory Women is a fictional account of four Italian immigrant women in Toronto, Ontario in the 1960s. Told from the second person point-of-view, the narrative aims to challenge readers to see the story through the main character’s eyes. The women presented in the story sew uniforms in a small workshop that they have dubbed “the factory.” One of the women, Marta, lost her husband to the Hoggs Hollow disaster, an actual historical event in which four Italian workers were killed while building a water main tunnel in Toronto.When a mysterious man begins working at “the factory” alongside the women, he tries to encourage them to join a worker’s union, much to the disapproval of the workroom supervisor.While Toronto Italians have largely assimilated into mainstream Canadian society, The Factory Women strives to remind members of the ethnic community of their conflicted past in an effort to exhort them to speak out against social injustice now. While many young Italian Canadians have led privileged lives, they must remember the experiences of their own ancestors and continue to fight for the equality of all Canadians. While centred on the Italian experience in Canada, The Factory Women aims to remind all people of the importance of group solidarity.