Pan-American Conference of Women Called By The National League of Women Voters
Pamphlet describing the events of the Third Annual Convention of the National League of Women Voters and to the Pan-American Conference of Women held at Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore, Maryland, from April 24th to 29th, 1922. This convention discussed "subjects of special concern to women," including education, child welfare, women in industry, prevention of traffic in women, civil and political status of women, and international friendliness. <br /><br />"PEACE among nations is essential to the the work that women have most at heart...But this hope can never be wholly realized until friendly cooperation for common ends takes the place of international rivalry."
National League of Women Voters.
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National League of Women Voters.
1922
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Campaigning against Industrial Evils
Title printed across interior pages, "A Resume of the Work of the Consumers' League of the City of New York from January 1, 1914 to October 1, 1914"<br /><br />A pamphlet detailing the work and investigatory and legislative impact of the Consumers' League of the City of New York between January 1, 1914 to October 1, 1914.<br /><br /> "The Consumers' League believes that the producing world is only the servant of the consuming world, and that the final direction of industry lies with the consumer."<br /><br />
Consumers' League of the City of New York.
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Consumers' League of the City of New York.
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The Eight-Hour Day for Women. Pamphlet by the National Women's Trade Union League
The Eight-Hour Day for Women. Pamphlet by the National Women's Trade Union League petitioning for an eight-hour bill to be passed. <br /><br />"National Women's Trade Union League: The Eight-Hour Day. A Living Wage. To Guard the Home."
National Women's Trade Union League.
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National Women's Trade Union League.
1915
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Labor Laws in War Time. Special Bulletin, No. 1, April, 1917
Publication discussing the importance of protections for the civilian labor force during wartime. Discusses efficiencey Includes concerns for safety, sanitation, hours, wages, child labor, woman's work, social insurance, labor market and administration of labor laws.<br /><br />Along with other minimum requirements, argues for a three-shift system in continuous industries, one day's rest in seven for all workers, equal pay for equal work without discrimination as to sex, and the prohibition of specially hazardous employment for children under sixteen.
American Association for Labor Legislation
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American Association for Labor Legistlation, New York.
1917 April
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Standard Recommendations for the Relief and Prevention of Unemployment
Cover cartoon by Rollin Kirby, from T<em>he New York World <br /> <br /></em>Back page cartoon by Gordon Grant from <em>Better Times.</em>
American Association for Labor Legislation
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American Association for Labor Legislation, New York.
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Do You Know Where Your Clothes Are Washed? A Bulletin on Laundry Conditions in New York City
Do You Know Where Your Clothes Are Washed? A Bulletin on Laundry Conditions in New York City. Issued by The Consumers' League of the City of New York. This bulletin addresses the physical conditions, hours, and wages of laundries in New York City.<br /><br />"When Maggie Corbett, a fifteen year old girl, testified before the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration that she had worked in a public laundry for more than two years, and that she had often worked 14 or 15 hours in one day in a hot, steam-filled room, every housewife who read the newspapers was horrified that such a state of affairs could exist in an industry so closely connected with her own household economy."
Consumers' League of the City of New York.
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Consumers' League of the City of New York.
[1912]
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Standards for the Employment of Women in Work on War Supplies as submitted to the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense
A report from the Committee on Women in Industry of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense. <br /><br />These standards include recommendations on tenement house work, child labor, protection of mothers, wages, hours, seats, extra heavy and extra hazardous occupations, dangerous trades, heavy lifting, and exposure to heat and cold. <br /><br />Header: Committee on Women in Industry of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense, Washington, D.C.<br /><br />"Your Committee on Women in Industry urges the adoption of the following standards for work done for the Government in order to secure the fullest possible protection for women wage-earners."
Committee on Women in Industry. Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense.
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Committee on Women in Industry of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense
1918
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Woman Citizen, June 9, 1917
"They Shall Not Pass" cover cartoon by C. D. Batchelor <br /><br />"They Work Together: Why Not Vote Together" from photo spread pp. 28-29, entitled "Light Work for Ladies."
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1917 June 9
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An Amendment to the Constitution is Needed to Give the United States Power to Safeguard the Child Life of the Nation
Pamphlet advocating for the Child Labor Amendment, passed in 1924, but never ratified.<br /><br />Cover cartoon by Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper cartoonist John T. McCutcheon. <br /><br />[Image description] Two child laborers operate machinery. Above them is a cloud showing that they are daydreaming about frolicking outside with a dog. Beneath the cloud are the words "Lost Childhood". A rich older man in a suit looks at the children while rubbing his hands together greedily. The text below indicates that this man represents the "Employer of Child Labor". Above him is a cloud showing that he is daydreaming about sitting in the back of a large, expensive automobile that is parked in front of a mansion. Beneath the cloud are the words "Financial Gains". At the bottom of the cartoon is text that says "What child labor and its employer think about". <br /><br />Text from back of pamphlet: <br /><br />A federal minimum will give to American Children all the advantages of our federal form of government.<br />Every state may wish to give its children greater protection than a national minimum would provide.<br />Is any state willing to give them less?<br /><br />------<br /><br />The following organizations issue this appeal for the passage of a Children's Amendment by the next Congress: <br />American Federation of Labor <br />Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America <br />General Federation of Women's Clubs <br />Girls Friendly Society in America <br />National Child Labor Committee <br />National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations <br />National Consumers' League<br />National Council of Jewish Women <br />National Council of Women, Inc.<br />National Education Association<br />National Federation of Teachers<br />National Federation of Businesses and Professional Women's Clubs <br />National League of Women Voters <br />National Woman's Christian Temperance Union <br />National Women's Trade Union League<br />Service Star Legion <br />Young Woman's Christian Association.
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Allied Printing
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What the Employers of America Can Do for the Disabled Soldiers & Sailors
Issued by the Federal Board for Vocational Education, Washington, D.C.; Series: Monograph ; no. 3.; Vocational Rehabilitation Series ; no. 3 <br /><br />"The great American Congress felt the pulse of the Nation. It has charged the Federal Board for Vocational Education with the specific task of reeducating, retraining all disabled soldiers and sailors to take their place in the world as independent, self-supporting citizens. <strong>YOU, the employers of America, are charged with the duty of cooperation.</strong>"<br /><br /><strong>Federal Board for Vocational Education Members:<br /></strong><br />David F. Houston, Chairman, Secretary of Agriculture<br />James P. Munroe, Vice Chairman, Manufacture and Commerce<br />William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce<br />Charles A. Greathouse, Agriculture<br />William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor<br />Arthur E. Holder, Labor<br />P. P. Claxton, Commissioner of Education<br /><br /><strong>Executive Staff:</strong><br /><br />Layton S. Hawkins, Chief Vocational Education Division<br />Charles H. Winslow, Chief Research Division<br />J. A. C. Chandler, Chief Rehabilitation Division<br />Lewis H. Capris, Assistant Director for Industrial Education<br />F. G. Nichols, Assistant Director for Commercial Education<br />Josephine T. Berry, Assistant Director for Home Economics Education<br />W. H. Hummel, Assistant Director for Agricultural Education <br /><br />Compare the cover illustration to this poster titled, "<a href="https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/410" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Keep'em Smiling poster">Keep'em Smiling!</a>"
United States. Federal Board for Vocational Education.
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Government publication
1918 November
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