Karen Nussbaum
Karen Nussbaum · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Co-founder of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, championing rights, pay, and dignity for women office workers.
1950, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Boston; Cleveland; Washington, D.C.
Karen Nussbaum is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Co-founder of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, championing rights, pay, and dignity for women office workers.
Karen Nussbaum, born to a Jewish family in Chicago, is a labor leader who co-founded 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, in 1973. She championed the rights, pay and dignity of women office workers, later directing the U.S. Women's Bureau and founding Working America. Her organizing gave 'pink-collar' women a national voice in the labor movement.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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Co-founder of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, championing rights, pay, and dignity for women office workers.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
