Ethel M. Johnson.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1958
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The majority of the collection is available only through microfilm or digital surrogates of the original materials. The following materials are available without restriction: #1-103a, 644-647, 650-6521030-1035, 1041-1047, 1049-1051, 1055-1056, 1059-1068, 1084-1091, 1093-1102, 1107-1109.
Extent
35.46 linear feet (85 file boxes) plus 7 oversize volumes, 39 framed items, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 4 reels of microfilm (M-91, M-93, M-108)Biographical / Historical
Ethel M. Johnson (18-?) - economist. She was secretary of the Legislative Committee of the Woman's Industrial Union (1914-1918); executive secretary of the Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission (1918-1919); secretary of the Congressional Committee of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association (1918-?); she started the Legislative Reference Service for the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association; she was commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries; she worked for the International Labour Organization in a number of capacities (1935-1943); and represented the governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire at a number of interstate conferences on labor legislation (1931-1935).
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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