WTUL - Women's Trade Union League
Women active in the Women's Trade Union League in America, 1903-1950, an organization which fostered women's trade unions, studied working conditions, and promoted protective legislation for women workers.
Sophonisba Breckenridge - profile of Sophonisba Breckenridge, social work pioneer and women's rights activist.
A list of many of the women who were leaders or other activists working in or with the WTUL. Many of the names are linked to more information, on this site and on the Net.
A history of the WTUL, from its beginnings through World War I, and then to the 1950s. Pages include links to Net resources on the WTUL and its leaders, supporters and activists.
Jane Addams was an early vice-president of the WTUL, and corresponded with many of the founders and later activists of the WTUL.
A teacher and activist in the new field of social work, Sophonisba Breckenridge was a supporter of the WTUL.
Abby Morton Diaz profile - teacher and women's rights organizer. Diaz was a founder of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston.
Mary Morton Kehew was a founder of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, labor organizer, president of the Women's Trade Union League and activist in other philanthropic and reform efforts, including working for the interests of the blind.
A WTUL organizer and a writer, Helen Marot was part of the commission that investigated the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1912.
A founder and continuing supporter of the WTUL, Mary McDowell also had connections with Hull House, the WCTU and the kindergarten movement. She was also active on issues of sanitation, union recognition and race relations.
Agnes Nestor was a glove maker, union organizer and reformer, she served from 1904 until 1948 as president of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League.
A key organizer of the Women's Trade Union League and an organizer for the American Federation of Labor (AFL), Mary Kenney O'Sullivan also worked as a factory inspector and was part of the Hull House circle.
A profile of labor leader Maud Swartz, friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.
