Mary Kenney O'Sullivan. Biographical sketch of Mary Kenney O'Sullivan (1907); Picture of Mary Kenney O'Sullivan; "Why the working woman needs the vote," by Mary Kenney O'Sullivan.
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
Mary Kenney O'Sullivan (1864-1945) - labor organizer. She was a labor organizer, factory inspector and settlement worker in Chicago and Boston. She was a bindery worker who organized the women of her trade in Boston. She was the AFofL's first woman organizer. Later she worked with Florence Kelley in Chicago as assistant factory inspector. She was a founder of the National Women's Trade Union League. From 1914-1929 she was inspector for the Massachusetts Board of Labor and Industries.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.