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Beyer, Clara M. (Clara Mortenson)

Pioneer in labor economics and workers rights

Clara Mortenson Beyer was a pioneer in labor economics and workers rights. She worked under Frances Perkins at the United States Department of Labor during the New Deal era, and was instrumental in implementing minimum wage legislation via the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. (Source: Wikipedia)

Born: April 13, 1892
Died: September 25, 1990
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