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Why leisure is more than the absence of labor

By Madeline Fry Schultz
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Why leisure is more than the absence of labor

Since 1894, Americans have enjoyed some labor activist’s bright idea to give us a holiday just for working the rest of the year.

Created at the end of the Industrial Revolution to honor the American worker, Labor Day is now synonymous with sales, end-of-summer parties, and the last day of the year where you can wear white (well, not anymore).

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