Women and Work
Women's Labor History
AFL-CIO Union Women (History)
http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Civil-and-Workplace-Rights/Working-Women/Working-Women-in-Union-History
Throughout our nation’s history, women have played a significant role in transforming workers’ lives. Their courage, spirit and contributions not only changed the labor movement but helped shape our society—and still inspire us today.
AFSCME: Women in Labor History Timeline
American Labor Studies Center
http://labor-studies.org/other-information/labor-links/
A Brief History of Women in the Labor Movement
http://labor-studies.org/pdfs/Womens-Labor-History-Month-Article.pdf
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/
She Was One of Us
Although born to a life of privilege and married to the President of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was a staunch and lifelong advocate for workers and a proud member of the AFL-CIO’s Newspaper Guild for more than twenty-five years.
Triangle Factory Fire: The story of New York City's shirtwaist workers strike
www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire
The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance
Working Women’s History Project
http://workingwomen.homestead.com/
Women and Work
AFL-CIO Work and Family
http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Work-and-Family
American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org
The Berger Marks Foundation (Organizing Women into Unions)
http://www.bergermarks.org
Constituency Groups
http://www.aflcio.org/About/Allied-Organizations/Constituency-Groups
The AFL-CIO's constituency groups—the A. Philip Randolph Institute, AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and Pride At Work—are unions' bridge to diverse communities, creating and strengthening partnerships to enhance the standard of living for all workers and their families.
The Eleanor Roosevelt & Human Rights Project
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/workers
Equal Rights Advocates
http://www.equalrights.org/
[ERA has excellent brochures for download at no charge]
Federally Employed Women
http://www.few.org/
Feminist Majority Foundation On-line
http://www.feminist.org/
Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
Jobs with Justice
Labor Project for Working Families
http://www.laborproject.org/
Legal Momentum
The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.legalmomentum.org/
MIT Workplace Center
http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/
Ms. Foundation
http://www.ms.foundation.org/
National Association of Commissions for Women
http://www.nacw.org/
National Committee on Pay Equity
http://www.pay-equity.org/
National Council of Negro Women
http://www.ncnw.org/
National Council of Women's Organizations
http://www.womensorganizations.org/
National Domestic Workers Alliance
http://www.domesticworkers.org/
National Employment Law Project
National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/
National Partnership for Women and Families
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/
National Women's Law Center
http://www.nwlc.org/
Nine to Five, National Association of Working Women
http://www.9to5.org/
Non-traditional Employment for Women (NEW)
http://www.new-nyc.org/
Professional Women: A Gendered Look at Occupational Obstacles and Opportunities (Dept. for Professional Employees)
http://dpeaflcio.org/professional-women-a-gendered-look-at-occupational-obstacles-and-opportunities/
Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement)
http://www.lclaa.org/images/pdf/Trabajadoras_Report.pdf
Tradeswomen, Inc.,
Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers
http://www.working-families.org/network/pdf/unions_women08.pdf
Wider Opportunities for Women
Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor:
http://www.dol.gov/wb/
Work and Family Researchers Network
https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/