From TeenVogue.com:

“On a cold December morning in 1972, 10 women office workers fanned out across downtown Boston to pass out the first issue of ‘The 9 to 5 Newsletter.’”

“We keep Boston’s businesses and institutions running smoothly,” the activists asserted. “Without us, they would grind to a halt. Yet we are underpaid and undervalued.”

Before long, the rallying cry of “Raises and roses!” could be heard throughout the country.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/9-to-5-movement-history