Opportunities and Conditions of Work for Minors Under 18 In the Glassware Industry; Special Bulletin No. 18
Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Women and Children, 1927. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 43, [1] pages. Tables. Footnotes. List of References. List of Special Publications. Cover has some wear and soiling, and small pieces of lower front and back corners and edge are missing. Charlotte E. Carr was the Director of the Bureau of Women and Children. Charles A. Waters was the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry. The Bureau of Women and Children selected the glassware industry as a field for special study because of the important of the industry in the State of Pennsylvania, the relatively large number of minors employed, and the conditions of which which had been considered as part of the processes of glass making. The purpose of this study was to bring up to date the findings of previous surveys, to learn what the current problems which the employment of minors in the glassware industry involved, and to determine the methods which representatives employers had developed to address such problems. It was felt that the usefulness of the study could extend to all persons responsible for or interested in standards of work for minors under 18 years of age. Born in 1890, Charlotte Elizabeth Carr attended Miss Madiera's School in Washington, D.C. She earned a B.A. from Vassar College in 1915. Following graduation Carr served as an investigator of the State Charities Aid in New York City (1915-1917). She was appointed Assistant Director of the Bureau of Women in Industry of the New York Department of Labor (1923). Two years later she was appointed head of the Section of Women and Children in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. In 1929, Gifford Pinchot, governor of Pennsylvania appointed her the first female Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry. During the Depression, Carr accepted an appointment as Director of Hull House, the settlement house started by Jane Addams in Chicago. Carr ushered in changes that included replacing volunteers with paid workers and appointing professional staff to head each department. She created two new departments: the Community Service Department which initiated improvements in community housing, schools, and recreational facilities; and the Workers' Education Department which provided instruction in labor law and collective bargaining. In 1943, she served as chair of the New York City War Manpower Commission. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Glassware Industry, Glass Manufacturers, Glass Worker's Union, Glass Bottle Blowers, Working Conditions, Minors, Hazards, Accidents, Furnace, Heat, Glare, Dust, Sanitation, Skilled Trades, Hand Methods, Machine Methods, Labor Occupation, Worker Prote
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