Theresa Wolfson
Theresa Wolfson | |
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| Born | July 19th, 1897 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Died | May 14th, 1972 (aged 74) Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Alma mater | Adelphi College, Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Brooklyn College |
| Thesis | "The Woman Worker and the Trade Unions" (1926) |
Theresa Wolfson (July 19th, 1897 – May 14th, 1972) was an American labor economist and educator. Wolfson is best remembered as the education director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union during the second half of the 1920s and as a leader of the workers education movement during the 1930s.