Margaret Haley

Margaret A. Haley
Born(1861-11-15)November 15, 1861
DiedJanuary 6, 1939(1939-01-06) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Business Representative of Chicago Teachers Federation; union organizer
Parent(s)Michael and Elizabeth (née Tiernan) Haley

Margaret A. Haley (November 15, 1861 – January 5, 1939) was a teacher, unionist, and Georgist land value tax activist,[1] who was dubbed the "lady labor slugger".[2] Haley was the first business representative of the Chicago Teachers Federation and a pioneer leader in organizing schoolteachers. During her long career with the CTF, Haley fought to correct tax inequalities, increase the salaries of teachers, and expose unfair land leasing by the Chicago Board of Education.

  1. ^ Arnesen, Eric. Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-class History. New York: Routledge, 2007.
  2. ^ Lazerson, Marvin (1984). Reid, Robert L.; Haley, Margaret A.; Urban, Wayne J.; Wrigley, Julia (eds.). "Teachers Organize: What Margaret Haley Lost". History of Education Quarterly. 24 (2): 261–270. doi:10.2307/367959. ISSN 0018-2680. JSTOR 367959.

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