9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (Milwaukee)

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, chapter of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, was founded by office workers Kitty Barber, Anne Devitt, Jocelyn May, Penny Pond, and labor activist Ellen Bravo in September 1982. 9 to 5 Milwaukee became one of many 9 to 5 chapters located throughout the country that advocated for women office workers.

9 to 5 was originally founded in Boston in 1972 by Ellen Cassedy and Karen Nussbaum, then secretaries at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Known then as 9 to 5: Organization for Women Office Workers, the organization was renamed in 1977 when several affiliated groups, including Boston 9 to 5, sponsored the formation of a national group called Working Women, with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1983, the national organization changed its name once again to its current form, 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women. By means of publicity, conferences, affirmative action campaigns, and job and wage surveys, the organization has worked to improve conditions for women employees. In addition to affirmative action and equal pay, important issues addressed by the organization include the status of minority women, age discrimination, and "re-entry" for displaced homemakers.

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