United States. Dept. of Labor. Women's Bureau.

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The Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor was established in 1920 and was mandated to formulate standards and policies which promote the welfare of wage earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, advance their opportunities for professional employment, and investigate and report on all matters pertinent to the welfare of women in industry.

From the description of Records of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, 1918-1965 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122549881

First established in 1918 as the Woman in Industry Service, the Women's Bureau was made a permanent part of the Department of Labor by act of Congress in 1920. The Bureau was mandated "to formulate standards and policies which promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment ...[with] authority to investigate and report to the said [Labor] Department on all matters pertaining to the welfare of women in industry."

From the description of Records, 1918-1965. [microform] (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64091533
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referencedIn Elaine Johansen Papers., undated, 1920-1994. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Keyserling, Mary, 1910-. Reminiscences of Mary Keyserling : oral history, 1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) Archives, ca. 1972-1994 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau. "The Employment and Unemployment of Negro Women, ", 1934. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Industrial Relations. Division of Labor (1939-1943). Administrative files, 1939-1942. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Pidgeon, Mary Elizabeth. Oral history interview of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon [manuscript], 1976 November 12, 1977 March 26. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. Records, 1918-1965. [microform] Cornell University Library
referencedIn Papers, 1953-1956 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Vassar College. Woman suffrage and women's rights collection, 1866-1989 Vassar College
referencedIn Peterson, Esther, 1906-1997. Papers: Series I-IV, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1998 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Consumers' League of Massachusetts. Records, 1891-1955 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of Faith Berry, 1963-1984 (bulk 1971-1983). Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Papers of Frieda S. Miller, 1909-1973 (inclusive), 1929-1967 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. United States. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau. "The Employment and Unemployment of Negro Women," 1924. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Newman, Pauline. Papers, 1903-1982 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Keyserling, Mary (Dublin). Papers, 1924-1988 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Leopold, Alice Koller, 1909-. Papers, 1953-1956 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of Faith Berry, 1963-1984 (bulk 1971-1983). Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Baxandall, Rosalyn Fraad, 1939-. Reformers and radicals. California State University, Long Beach
referencedIn Records, 1891-1955 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca papers Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn Bessie Hillman correspondence Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
referencedIn Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Sidney Hillman papers, 1930-1946 (bulk 1935-1945) Cornell University Library
referencedIn National Council on Household Employment records, 1908-1946, bulk 1928-1941. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. United States. Dept. of labor. Women's Bureau. "Women's Work Counts." Posters, 1995. Cornell University Library
creatorOf National Women's Trade Union League of America. Women's employment collection, 1897-1980 (bulk 1900-1952). The Claremont Colleges, Claremont University Consortium
referencedIn Papers, 1924-1988 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. Women's Bureau of the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Records. Pt.2, Series A, 1918-1965. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Sophia Smith Collection. Employment collection, 1817-1991 (bulk 1920-1976). Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Papers Bennett College, Thomas F. Holgate Library
referencedIn Papers of Faith Berry, 1963-1984 (bulk 1971-1983). Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn New York House and School of Industry. Vocational Training Project. Records, 1950-1961 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Suffragists Oral History Project (Bancroft Library). Transcripts of oral history project, 1959-1974 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Vassar College. Woman suffrage and women's rights collection, 1866-1989. Vassar College
referencedIn Employment Collection MS 456., 1817-1991, 1920-1976 Sophia Smith Collection
referencedIn Papers, 1918-1960 (inclusive) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Van Kleeck, Mary, 1883-1972. Papers, 1883-1972 Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Women of Vision (Tacoma, Wash.). Records, 1989-1999. Washington State Historical Society
referencedIn Rare Pamphlet Collection. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Keyserling, Mary Dublin. Reminiscences of Mary Dublin Keyserling : oral history, 1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. Records of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, 1918-1965 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf United States. Women's Bureau. Records of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, 1918-1965 ; Part II : Women in World War II ; Series B. Subjects and Correspondence Files on War Industries. Cornell University Library
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