Virginia Penny
(1826-1913)
American social reformer and economist
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Virginia Penny (January 18, 1826 – April 4, 1913) was a social reformer and an economist, being the first to study women's labor markets both in the U.S. and in Europe. Her books were an important resource for the members of the newly formed American Social Science Association. She also served as an early leader of the American women's suffrage movement before coming more involved in labor union organization and running her own employment agency for women.
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18 January 1826 Louisville, Kentucky
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| Died |
4 April 1913 (aged 87) Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island in New York City
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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