Curated OER
History Matters: A Separate Peace: Alice Henry on Women and Unions
A primary source on the influence of women in labor unions in the early 1900's. A distinction between men and women at union meetings is examined.
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Women's Trade Union League
Read about the Chicago branch of the Women's Trade Union League and its alliance between women workers and upper-class women who supported their cause.
Other
Uic: Women's Trade Union League of Chicago Collection
A very brief description of what the Women's Trade Union League was, why it was formed, and what actions it took.