Papers, 1919-1923

National Women's Trade Union League of America

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The National Women’s Trade Union League of America (NWTUL) was established in Boston, MA in 1903, at the convention of the American Federation of Labor. It was organized as a coalition of working-class women, professional reformers, and women from wealthy and prominent families. Its purpose was to “assist in the organization of women wage workers into trade unions and thereby to help them secure conditions necessary for healthful and efficient work and to obtain a just reward for such work.” ...

International Congress of Working Women

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International Federation of Working Women

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First Congress was called in Washington, D.C. Oct. 28, 1919 by the National women's trade union league. Later congresses were held in 1921 at Geneva, and in 1923 at Vienna. From the guide to the Papers, 1919-1923, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) First called by the National Women's Trade Union League, congresses concerning the employment of women were held in Washington, D.C., in 1919, in Geneva in 1921, and in Vienna in 1923. From the description of R...

Robins, Margaret Dreier 1868-1945

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Women's rights leader and social activist. Margaret Dreier Robins was born in 1868 in Brooklyn, New York. She left New York in 1925 and moved to Florida with her husband Raymond Robins. The Robins' resided at a large estate called Chinsegut Hill near the town of Brooksville. Margaret was a founder and leader of the National Women's Trade Union League and an outspoken crusader for equal rights for women in the workplace. She and her husband were also active in politics and campaigned for candidat...