Louise Marion Bosworth (July 11, 1881 – August 6, 1982) was an American researcher at the Women's Educational and Industrial Union (WEIU) who extensively surveyed working women in order to learn about their working and living conditions. Bosworth helped to pave the way for more women to do social science research that benefits public interest. Bosworth died on August 6, 1982, at the age of 101.[1]
Louise Marion Bosworth | |
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Born | July 11, 1881 Elgin, Illinois, United States |
Died | August 6, 1982 Connecticut, United States | (aged 101)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Social science Research |
Selected publications
edit- Bosworth, Louise Marion (1911). The Living wage of women workers; a study of incomes and expenditures of 450 women in the city of Boston/ prepared under the direction of the Department of Research, Women's Educational and Industrial Union; edited with an introduction by F. Spencer Baldwin. Longmans, Green. ISBN 0-405-07477-8.
References
edit- ^ "Open Collections Program: Women Working: Louise Marion Bosworth". 2005-05-01. Archived from the original on 2005-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
External links
edit- Works by or about Louise Marion Bosworth at the Internet Archive
- Louise Marion Bosworth
- Louise Bosworth Papers. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.