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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.
In 1920 The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor was formed to create equal rights and a safe workplace for women. [29] In 1956 a group called Financial Women's Association (FWA), was formed. It is an organization established by a group of Wall Street women.
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.
But it took until 1920 when white women were granted the right to vote through the 19th Amendment. The second wave feminism came during the 1960s and tackled more controversial issues like ...
The Progressive movement was especially strong in California, where it aimed to purify society of its corruption, and one way was to enfranchise supposedly "pure" women as voters in 1911, nine years before the 19th Amendment enfranchised women nationally in 1920. Women's clubs flourished and turned a spotlight on issues such as public schools ...
After a proposal submission to the IEB, the UAW Women's Bureau was established, electing Mildred Jeffery as its first director. December 8 and 9 1944 a women's conference was held and attended by 149 women from 46 states in 99 union locals. [6] Women addressed concerns about postwar work and issues of workplace seniority.
The CWTUL helped coordinate 20,000 women in the strike and, in the end, accomplished their goal of improved standards in the workplace. [10] The WTUL was also active in cities like Boston, where the League's local branch was involved in a flurry of activism. In 1914, the BWTUL organized the downtown office cleaners into a union which was ...
She was a notable figure in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and an advocate of world peace. [67] She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses. In 1920, she was a co-founder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). [68]