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Labor Hall of Fame Honoree (1991)

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Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson
1872-1964

"As the world evolves, so too does the growing role of women who are proving their infinite capabilities in today's complex workplace, and exhibiting a new usefulness now and for the future."

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From a domestic worker to factory employee to trade union leader, Swedish-born Mary Anderson was a tireless champion of women in the workplace. Director of the Women's Bureau for a quarter century, she was the most influential of all women in Federal service. Her leadership in fact-finding and standards-setting established her as the nation's foremost authority in the struggle for women's rights and the improvement of their lives and working conditions.

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