"Chicago Working Women's Struggle for a Shorter Day, 1908-1911". Hoy, S. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 107:9–44, 2014. abstract bibtex It is a detailed telling of how the young, activist leaders of the Women's Trade Union League (notably Agnes Nestor and Elizabeth Maloney) secured a ten-hour workday for Illinois women. However, their intent had been to win the eight-hour day. That did not occur until 1937, despite their continued efforts.
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abstract = {It is a detailed telling of how the young, activist leaders of the Women's Trade Union League (notably Agnes Nestor and Elizabeth Maloney) secured a ten-hour workday for Illinois women. However, their intent had been to win the eight-hour day. That did not occur until 1937, despite their continued efforts.},
journal = {Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society},
author = {Hoy, Suellen},
year = {2014},
pages = {9--44},
}
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