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  2. Labor feminism - Wikipedia

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    Labor feminism was a women's movement in the United States that emerged in the 1920s, focused on gaining rights in the workplace and unions. Labor feminists advocated for protectionist legislation and special benefits for women, a variant of social feminism .

  3. Women in labor unions - Wikipedia

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    Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) emblem from magazine publication in 1916. Women in labor unions have participated in labor organizing and activity throughout United States history. These workers have organized to address issues within the workplace, such as promoting gender equality, better working conditions, and higher wages.

  4. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Due to the lack of fire safety measures in the building, 146 primarily female workers were killed in the incident. This incident led to a movement to increase safety measures in factories. It also was an opportunity for the Women's Trade Union League to open conversation for the conditions of women's workplaces in the labor movement. [57]

  5. Women's Trade Union League - Wikipedia

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    As Equals and As Sisters: Feminism, the Labor Movement, and the Women's Trade Union League of New York. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826203182. Foner, Philip S. (1979). Women and the American Labor Movement: From Colonial Times to the Eve of World War I. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0-02-910370-3. Norwood, Stephen H ...

  6. Women's liberation movement - Wikipedia

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    The women's liberation movement (WLM) was a political alignment of women and feminist intellectualism. It emerged in the late 1960s and continued til the 1980s, primarily in the industrialized nations of the Western world, which resulted in great change (political, intellectual, cultural) throughout the world.

  7. In Honor of Labor Day, 10 Most Influential Women Union ... - AOL

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    Meet 10 influential women union heroes who will inspire you.

  8. Women drove labor participation until recently. Here's why ...

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    It's a change from January, when 78% of women between 25 and 54 — considered prime-age by the Hamilton Project report — had participated in the workforce, marking the highest partisan ...

  9. Mary Anderson (labor leader) - Wikipedia

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    Foner, Philip S., Women and the American Labor Movement: From Colonial Times to the Eve of World War I (The Free Press; 1979) McGuire, John Thomas. "Gender and the Personal Shaping of Public Administration in the United States: Mary Anderson and the Women's Bureau, 1920–1930." Public Administration Review 72.2 (2012): 265–271.