Nell Nelson and The Chicago Times “City slave girls” series

Beginning a national crusade for labor reform in the late 1800s

Bibliographic Data

ID23239295
AuthorsEric W Liguori (0000-0001-7159-4625, Louisiana State University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume18
Issue1
Pages61-81
Publication date2012-01-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Management History (Archive) (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-252X • E-ISSN: 1758-776X
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/17511341211188655
OpenAlexW1588006323
LanguageEN
References cited11

Purpose This paper seeks to illustrate the instrumental role of reporter Nell Nelson in beginning a national labor reform movement resulting in improved working conditions for women and children in the USA. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on archival newspaper clippings, original scrapbooks kept by prominent Chicago figures of the time, US census records, and other labor history resources, the paper synthesizes heretofore‐disparate sources to provide a more complete picture of the cause‐and‐effect nature of Nelson's Chicago Times “City slave girls” series. Findings The research concludes that Nelson was an instrumental force in the formation of over ten advocacy organizations that worked to transform the way women and children in the USA were treated in the workplace and was instrumental in securing legislative reforms. Originality/value This is the first paper to explore the role played by Nell Nelson in securing labor reforms, thus, contributing to a more complete understanding of management history.

Census · Legislature · Newspaper · Originality · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · American History and Culture · Demography · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society

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