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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Woman at Work was first published in 1951. Minnesota Archive
Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books
once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the
original University of Minnesota Press editions.This is the story
of a remarkable woman whose life has been devoted to the betterment
of working conditions for women. Mary Anderson was director of the
Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor for twenty-five
years, from shortly after its inception until her retirement in
1944. Her autobiography encompasses almost every movement in this
country, and international efforts as well, for the benefit of
women workers.In her own simple diction, as told to Mary Winslow,
who was associated in many of the same movements, Miss Anderson
reveals an almost incredible life story. She recounts her arrival
in America as a Swedish immigrant of sixteen and her early years as
domestic worker, exploited factory hand, and trade union organizer.
She describes her bitter struggles for unionization of the garment,
shoe, and other industries in Chicago, and the activities of the
Chicago and National Women's Trade Union leagues in helping factory
and mine workers gain a start toward living wages, shorter hours,
and safer working conditions. She tells, finally, of a
quarter-century of federal service - setting standards for women's
employment during two world wars, and serving the cause of labor
effectively under five presidents. As the first U.S. government
representative to the International Labor Organization, Miss
Anderson championed principles of equality for women that were
subsequently embodied in the United Nations Charter.Through the
story there are sidelights and appraisals of such notables as
Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Woodrow
Wilson, John L. Lewis, and many others. It is an absorbing book,
and one that documents an important aspect of our country's social
development.
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