The AFL–CIO is a federation of international labor unions. Since its inception as the American Federation of Labor, the AFL–CIO has supported an image of the federation as the “House of Labor”—an all-inclusive, national federation of “all” labor unions.
Continue Reading »History reveals that humane progress is made and nobility of life created by the march of men and women who have had faith in an ideal of a more complete, more wholesome life, who have been courageous in expressing their beliefs and have consecrated their lives to engendering the realization of their vision.
Continue Reading »Presentation to the American Public Welfare Association Regional Meeting by Loula Dunn. “Public welfare is one way in which a basic principle of democracy finds practical application.”
Continue Reading »“An Insider’s View of How a Settlement House Serves Its Neighborhood,” comments by Ruth Tefferteller, Program Director, Henry Street Settlement House, New York City
Continue Reading »In addition to the history of the Crittenton Movement, this entry includes a history of the “Mother House” the first facility of the Florence Crittenton Mission, a poem entitled: “The Soliloquy of a Florence Crittenton Girl” and the Florence Crittenton Homes Association (FCHA) that was established in 1950.
Continue Reading »Article by Michael Barga. The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor were the most prominent labor organization of the 1880’s. Characterized by its oath-bound secrecy, its emphasis on autonomy of local Knights and non-violence, and its broad sense of solidarity, it is considered by many to be a failed experiment in the labor movement which did not capitalize on the action-mindedness of the Great Upheaval moment.
Continue Reading »This is the concluding section of a lecture by Abe Bortz, the first SSA historian, on the history of social security.
Continue Reading »“The American Social Hygiene Association…extends its service to individuals and to private and public organizations interested in any phase of social hygiene work. For practical administration, it is divided into five departments: legal measures, medical measures, protective measures, recreational measures, educational measures, and public information.”
Continue Reading »An informal chronicle of national and international events contributing to progress in this field of social hygiene.
Continue Reading »“The American Social Hygiene Association: Some notes on the historical background, development, and future opportunities of the National Voluntary Organization for Social Hygiene in the United States.” Written by William F. Snow, M.D., Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1946.
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