Author: United States. Women's Bureau
Sort by: Date / Title Showing Items: 1 - 24 of 24Annual Report of the Director of the Women's Bureau
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The annual report of the Director of the Women's Bureau was published for fiscal years ending June 30, 1920-1932. After 1932, a condensed report is submitted in the annual report of the Secretary of Labor. A report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919 was submitted by the director of the Woman in Industry Service, the predecessor to the Women's Bureau.
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L 13.1:
OCLC:
10080670
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Annual Report of the Director of the Women's Bureau, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=312
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Bulletin of the Women's Bureau
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Originally organized in 1918 as the Women in Industry Service, a war agency of the Department of Labor, the Women's Bureau of the US Department of Labor was permanently established under its new name in 1920.
These bulletins were published periodically, starting in 1919, covering a variety of topics relating to working women.
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L 13.3:
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1768698
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0083-3606
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Bulletin of the Women's Bureau, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=243
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Women's Place in Industry in 10 Southern States
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Address delivered by Mary Anderson, Director of the Women's Bureau, before the National Women's Trade Union League, in Greensboro, N.C., on March 7, 1931. Appended tables are included.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L 13.2:I 42
OCLC:
5873846
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United States. Women's Bureau and Anderson, Mary, 1872-1964, ([year]), Women's Place in Industry in 10 Southern States, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/wplaceindustry_dolwb_1931.pdf
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Changes in Women's Employment During the War
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This report presents findings on the entrance to and exit from the labor force of women during the war period, with the intention of this information being used to develop postwar employment policies. Data for this report was collected by the Bureau of the Census in their monthly labor-force census.
Prepared as Special Bulletin number 20 of the Women's Bureau.
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L 13.10:20
OCLC:
8249790
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United States. Women's Bureau and Pidgeon, Mary Elizabeth, ([year]), Changes in Women's Employment During the War, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/sb020_dolwb_194406.pdf
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State Laws of Special Value to Women, January 1, 1950
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A digest of significant state laws regarding wives, mothers, widows, employed women, and individual citizens.
Digitized by Internet Archive.
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L 13.2:L 44
OCLC:
5838909
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), State Laws of Special Value to Women, January 1, 1950, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/statelaws_dolwb_1950.pdf
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Case Studies in Equal Pay for Women
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Report on case studies made in 1951 of eight firms with equal-pay policies for at least 5 years prior to find out how equal pay has worked in practice.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L 13.2:EQ 2/8
OCLC:
5838858
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Brilla, May Hellen and United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Case Studies in Equal Pay for Women, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/cstudiesequalpay_dolwb_1951.pdf
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Women as Workers. A Statistical Guide
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This collection of statistics on women workers along with descriptive text was prepared by the Statistical Branch of the Women's Bureau. Most of the data used in this publication was compiled by the Bureau of the Census.
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L 13.2: W84/29/953
OCLC:
1152655
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United States. Women's Bureau and Campbell, Jean S., ([year]), Women as Workers. A Statistical Guide, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/wworkers_dolwb_1953.pdf
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Pamphlets of the Women's Bureau
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Pamphlets created by the Women's Bureau on a variety of topics relating to women's education and employment.
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L 13.19:, L 36.112:
OCLC:
2686040
ISSN:
0500-490X
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Pamphlets of the Women's Bureau, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=266
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Employment after College: Report on Women Graduates, Class of 1955
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This survey of June 1955 women graduates was undertaken by the Women's Bureau in cooperation with the Women's Section of the National Vocational Guidance Association. The survey revealed what these women were doing in the winter of 1955-56.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L 13.2:Em 7/8
OCLC:
6395863
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Employment after College: Report on Women Graduates, Class of 1955, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/empaftercoll_dolwb_1956.pdf
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Spotlight on Women in the United States: 1956-57
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Spotlight on the changing economic and political role of women, including education, job fields, elected and appointed offices, legal rights, and women's organizations.
Digitized by Internet Archive
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L 13.2:W 84/35
OCLC:
6178242
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United States. Women's Bureau and Beyer, Sylva S. (Sylva Sternoff), ([year]), Spotlight on Women in the United States: 1956-57, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/spotlight_dolwb_1957.pdf
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Highlights, 1920-1960
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A short comparison of women's employment and educational situation in 1920 and 1960, and expectations for 1970. The document contains twelve charts, with brief discussions of each chart.
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L 13.2:H 53
OCLC:
567519650
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Highlights, 1920-1960, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/highlights_dolwb_1960.pdf
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Know Your Rights: What a Working Wife Should Know about Her Legal Rights
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Leaflet discussing family and property laws of interest to women, pertaining to their rights during and after marriage.
Published as Leaflet 39 of the Women's Bureau.
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L 13.11:39
OCLC:
41881422
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Know Your Rights: What a Working Wife Should Know about Her Legal Rights, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/l039_dolwb_1965.pdf
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Background Facts on Women Workers in the United States
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Discussion of facts on women workers, followed with tables containing data from a variety of sources.
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L 13.3:66-90
OCLC:
502264027
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Background Facts on Women Workers in the United States, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/bfww_dolwb_196509.pdf
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Current Data on Nonwhite Women Workers
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A brief discussion followed by tables relating to women in the labor force.
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L 13.2:N 73/965-5
OCLC:
39673433
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Current Data on Nonwhite Women Workers, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/cdnww_dolwb_196512.pdf
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Negro Women in the Population and in the Labor Force
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Discussion, along with several charts and tables describing the population, employment, salary, and educational attributes of negro women.
Pages 33 and 34 are missing from the original document.
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L13.2: N31/3/ 1966
OCLC:
4478425
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Negro Women in the Population and in the Labor Force, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/nwplf_dolwb_1965.pdf
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Laws on Sex Discrimination in Employment
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Description of the Federal Civil Rights Act, Title VII, and state fair employment practices laws.
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L 13.2:Se 9
OCLC:
47733777
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Laws on Sex Discrimination in Employment, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/lawsde_dolwb_196704.pdf
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Working Mothers and the Need for Child Care Services
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Summary statements and charts documenting the rising number of working mothers in the United States and the increasing need for child care services.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L 13.2: M85/3/
OCLC:
83806
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Working Mothers and the Need for Child Care Services, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/workingmothers_dolwb_1967.pdf
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Negro Women... In the Population and in the Labor Force
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This discussion of negro women was prepared by Esther Peterson, Administrator of the Wage and Labor Standards Administration, and Mary Dublin Keyserling, Director of the Women's Bureau. Data for charts from various government departments.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L13.2: N31/3/ 967
OCLC:
453081
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Negro Women... In the Population and in the Labor Force, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/negwomeninpop_dolwb_1967.pdf
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Working Wives--Their Contribution to Family Income
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Discussion and data relating to income contribution of working wives.
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L 13.2:W 79/968
OCLC:
41881415
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Working Wives--Their Contribution to Family Income, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/workingwives_dolwb_1968.pdf
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Who Are the Working Mothers?
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Descriptions of the number, age, race, and family situation of working mothers.
Published as Leaflet 37 (Rev.) of the Women's Bureau.
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L 13.11:37/9
OCLC:
41881738
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Who Are the Working Mothers?, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/l037r_dolwb_1970.pdf
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Underutilization of Women Workers
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Summary statements and charts documenting aspects of the underutilization of women workers.
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L 13.2:W 89/11/971
OCLC:
132448
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Underutilization of Women Workers, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/uww_dolwb_1971r.pdf
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Earnings Gap between Women and Men (1976)
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Comparisons of occupational status, educational attainment, work experience, overtime work, and differentials by race for women and men. Includes tables containing data sources including the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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L 36.102:Ea 7/2
OCLC:
2963688
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United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Earnings Gap between Women and Men (1976), [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/egwm_dolwb_1976.pdf
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Minority Women Workers: A Statistical Overview
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The status of minority women workers in 1976 is examined, particularly in relation to white women.
Digitized by the Internet Archive.
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L 36.102:M 66/2
OCLC:
3513533
Citation:
United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Minority Women Workers: A Statistical Overview, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/minwomworkers_dolwb_1977r.pdf
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Earnings Gap between Women and Men (1979)
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A discussion of factors contributing to the earnings gap between men and women, followed with data, including data highlighting differentials by age, race, marital status, and by U.S. regions.
Digitized in partnership with St. Louis Public Library.
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L 36.102:Ea 7/2/979
OCLC:
7572915
Citation:
United States. Women's Bureau, ([year]), Earnings Gap between Women and Men (1979), [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/publications/women/earningsgap_dolwb_1979.pdf
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