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Virginia Penny

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American social reformer and economist

United StatesAcademicsLived 1826 to 1913 · aged 87
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S. and in Europe. Her books were an important resource for the members of the newly formed American Social Science Association. She also served as an early leader of the American women's suffrage movement before coming more involved in labor union organization and running her own employment agency for women.

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Virginia Penny was a social reformer and an economist, being the first to study women's labor markets both in the U.S. and in Europe. Her books were an important resource for the members of the newly formed American Social Science Association. She also served as an early leader of the American women's suffrage movement before coming more involved in labor union organization and running her own employment agency for women.

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1826 to 1913 · aged 87
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6 languages

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