Agnes Nestor
Dates: June 24, 1880 - December 28, 1948
Glove maker and union activist, she helped form the women's International Glove Workers Union and served as its president and as other officers. From 1904 until her death in 1948 she also served as president of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League. Other issues she was involved with included the eight-hour day, child labor, minimum wage and woman suffrage.
Agnes Nestor on the Web
- Agnes Nestor - hyperlinked biography
- Photo and brief summary from the Illinois Labor History Society
- Letter to Agnes Nestor from Mrs. Medill McCormick (Chairman of Republican Women's National Executive Committee), 1919
- Short biography from the International Association of Machinists Women's Department
About Agnes Nestor
- Categories: labor union leader and organizer
- Organizational Affiliations: glover makers, Women's Trade Union League
- Places: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Period: 20th century
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