Celebrate People's History - The Funsten 500 - St. Louis MO, 1933: 500 Black Women Who Worked as Nutpickers for the Funsten Nut Company Mounted a Successful Strike against the Industry Giant, Citing Low Wages and Inhumane Working Conditions as Major Concerns. This Strike Was one of Many Midwestern Labor Revolts Organized by African-American Women in the United States.