Labor Leaders – December 2012 Newsletter
Today in the United States, among the many situations that we take for granted are the minimum wage, limits on the 
numbers of hours we can work, and many other “labor reforms.” Corporate and industrial workplaces were not always safe, the conditions were not necessarily sanitary, and the health and welfare of the workers was not a top concern of employers. This month we profile three women whose efforts led to significant labor reforms.
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recognize that women were not ‘allowed’ in many businesses and professions. We do take so much for granted today. So, women really concentrated on their experiences in the homes.
era. This month, we celebrate the accomplishments of space exploration to date, by featuring Jerrie Cobb, Sally Ride, and Mae Jemison.
when they were in a “family way.” Did you know that before the early 1900s, ‘proper’ women could not be seen in public when they were pregnant? We are talking here about middle class and upper class women, whose clothing was made for them by private seamstresses or family servants. Not surprisingly, there were no commercially available maternity clothes. Working class women, who did work throughout their pregnancy, ‘made do’ with larger size clothing or men’s overshirts topping their regular skirts and tops.