Papers of Elizabeth Brandeis Raushenbush, 1920-1967

Raushenbush, Elizabeth Brandeis

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Economist and educator (Radcliffe College, B.A., 1918; University of Wisconsin, M.A., 1924, Ph.D., 1928) Raushenbush was secretary of the Minimum Wage Board in Washington, D.C., a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, chairman of the Wisconsin Governor's Commission on Migratory Labor, a member of the National Consumers' League, and active in the League of Women Voters. She is the daughter of Louis Dembitz and Alice Goldmark Brandeis. From the description of Papers, 1920-...

Proxmire, William

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Wisconsin. Governor's Commission on Human Rights

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The first Governor's Commission on Human Rights consisted of 18 members appointed by the Governor in 1945. Two years later, the legislature confirmed this action by statute and enlarged the commission's membership to 35 (Chapter 296, Laws of 1947). The 1949 Legislature made the first appropriation to the Commission and a director was appointed the same year. The 1967 reorganization act merged the Governor's Commission and the Equal Opportunities Division (WIHV86-A2045) of the Indust...

Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

Switzer, Mary Elizabeth, 1900-1971

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Mary Elizabeth Switzer, government official, was born on February 16, 1900, to Julius F. and Margaret (Moore) Switzer of Newton, Mass. Switzer graduated from Radcliffe College in 1921 with a B.A. in international law. She moved to Washington, D.C., where her first position with the federal government was as assistant secretary to the Minimum Wage Board. She worked for the Department of the Treasury until 1953, principally for the Public Health Service and the Federal Security Agenc...

Beyer, Clara Mortenson, 1892-1990

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Clara Mortenson Beyer was a pioneer in labor economics and workers rights. She worked under Frances Perkins at the United States Department of Labor during the New Deal era, and was instrumental in implementing minimum wage legislation via the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Clara Mortenson Beyer was born on April 13, 1892 in Lake County, California. She was the sixth child of nine. Her parents were Danish immigrants, Mary Frederickson and Morten Mortenson. Morten Mortenson was a carpenter ...

Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971

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Hugo LaFayette Black (1886-1971) was a judge for the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12, 1937; confirmed by the Senate on August 17, 1937; and received his commission on August 18, 1937. He assumed senior status on September 17, 1971, but his service was terminated soon thereafter, with his death on September 25, 1971. ...

Elizabeth (Brandeis) Raushenbush, 1896-1984

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Elizabeth Brandeis Raushenbush: Educator Born on April 25, 1896 in Boston, Massachusetts. BA, from Radcliffe college, 1918; University of Wisconsin, MA, 1924; Ph.D., 1928. Married Paul A. Raushenbush, July 2, 1925; one son, Walter B. Assistant Secretary, then Secretary of the Minimum Wage Board, Washington D.C., 1919-1923. Successively assistant instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1924- ...

Proxmire, William, 1915-

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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965

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Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an American lawyer, professor, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962 and was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in the judgments of the Court. Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria, and immigrated to New York City at the age of 12. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Frankfurter worked for Secretary of War Henry ...

Wisconsin. Minimum Wage Board.

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Wisconsin. Commission on Human Rights

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League of Women Voters of Wisconsin

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