Labor Activist
Union Supporter
About This Innovation
1st director of the US Women's Bureau 1920-44; rallied support to ratify many new laws to support women and equal rights; bettered the working conditions, wages, and hours for women; was the first "'up from the ranks" labor woman to head an executive department of the federal government; organized Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers (1921);
The Invention
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Key Information
Category:
Union Supporter
Completion Status:
yes
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Co-Inventor:
None
Patent Information
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Technical Specifications
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Collaboration
Co-Inventor: None
