National Women's Trade Union League of America records, 1903-1950
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, convention proceedings, speeches, reports, notes, clippings, printed matter, and other records of the National Women's Trade Union League of America pertaining to the work of the league in organizing women wage workers into trade unions as well as to the administrative operations and history of the league. Documents the league's support of strikes especially in the garment industry; use of a training school to develop leadership among women of the working class; and efforts to secure protective labor legislation in such matters as civil rights, the eight-hour day, federal aid to education, minimum wage, price control, and social security. Includes material relating to the league's relationship to the American Federation of Labor, proceedings of national conventions and congresses including the International Congress of Working Women, biographical material on the league's officers, and correspondence between the local and national leagues
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