Women's Role in the Trade Union Movement
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- Created on: 05-06-11 17:12
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Key Individuals:
- Mary Kenney was appointed by Samuel Gompers an organiser in AFL. She formed Women's Trade Union League; main aim was to educate about union membership, and support women's demands for working conditions. She became a factory inspector in 1914 and held this post for 20 years.
- Eleanor Roosevelt was politically active, working for many associations including the WTUL. She was important to the T.U. movement as she influenced her husband in reform.
- Olga Madar was the first women…
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