Letter from Florence Kelley to May Wright Sewall.

Description:	(On state of Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics letterhead.) A letter of introduction addressed to Dear Madam. It gives me great pleasure ot introduce May Wright Sewall. If you can help her to interest any German ladies in our World Congress, I shall consider it a favor. (At bottom Frau Geheimrath Strecker.) Dear Mrs. Sewall - unfortunately my acquaintances are chiefly among revolutionary people who would only hurt your cause. Frau Strecker however has access to the Empress Frederick and may be of use.Florence Kelley (1859-1932), American social worker and reformer. A supporter of womens suffrage and an advocate for peace, Kelley is best known for her efforts to create better working conditions for women, regulate child labor, and establish a minimum wage for all workers in the United States. In Chicago she worked with Jane Addams at Hull House and also investigated sweatshops in the city which resulted in a new child labor law. In 1899 she moved to New York City where she became secretary of the National Consumers League and lived at the Henry Street Settlement House where she continued to work for more labor reforms. She helped with the creation the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Protection Act, which for the first time provided federal funds for health care.
Origin:	1892-06-24; 1892
Created By:	Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/mws/id/488
Collection:	May Wright Sewall Papers
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright:	Copyright undetermined.
Subjects:	Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920 Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932 Social reformers--United States Worlds Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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