WTUL - Women's Trade Union League
Women's Trade Union League
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
Jane Addams was an early vice-president of the WTUL, and corresponded with many of the founders and later activists of the WTUL.
Sophonisba Preston Breckenridge
A teacher and activist in the new field of social work, Sophonisba Breckenridge was a supporter of the WTUL.
Abby Morton Diaz
Abby Morton Diaz profile - teacher and women's rights organizer. Diaz was a founder of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston.
Helen Marot
A WTUL organizer and a writer, Helen Marot was part of the commission that investigated the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1912.
Mary McDowell
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
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.
Mary Kenney O'Sullivan
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.
Maud O'Farrell Swartz
A profile of labor leader Maud Swartz, friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.