Mary Anderson (labor leader)
Mary Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Director of the United States Women's Bureau | |
| In office 1920–1944 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Frieda S. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1872 Lidköping, Sweden |
| Died | 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
Mary Anderson (August 27, 1872 – 1964) was a Swedish-born American labor activist and an advocate for women in the workplace. A feminist, she rallied support to ratify many new laws to support women and equal rights. Throughout her lifetime, Anderson held a large range of roles, rising from a factory worker to the Director of the Women's Bureau in the United States Department of Labor. Anderson's work to protect the rights of women in the workplace made no small impact on the lives of working women across the country.