Margaret Dreier Robins collection, 1909-1920
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Robins, Margaret Dreier (1868-1945)
- Extent:
- 0.71 Linear Feet
- 2 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Margaret Dreier Robins Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection consists of ten convention badges belonging to Margaret Dreier Robins.
- Biographical / historical:
Margaret Dreier Robins (1868-1945) is regarded as one of the Progressive Era's most energetic and articulate exponents of the rights of unskilled working women. From 1907 to 1922, she presided over the National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL), a feminist organization dedicated to organizing women into trade unions, securing protective legislation for female workers, and educating the public to the needs of working women.
In 1924, Robins and her husband, Colonel Raymond Robins, purchased Chinsegut Hill in Brooksville, Florida. Dreier Robins' accomplishments in Brooksville include founding the Hernando County YWCA and opening the bookshop/lending library that eventually became the Hernando County Library System.
Note written by GC, 1998
- Acquisition information:
- Unknown
- Arrangement:
By item
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Margaret Dreier Robins Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
