NYSA_A3011-77_B1_F02_028

A three-page Factory Investigating Commission agent's report of an interview with Rose Hoffman, a Russian immigrant and employee at Woolworth's store in New York City. The report gives information on Miss Hoffman's background, family, wages, and living expenses.

NYSA_A3011-77_B1_F02_031

Factory Investigating Commission agent's report of an interview with Sarah Bytherski, an immigrant and employee at a factory or mercantile establishment in New York. The report gives information on Miss Bytherski's wages, family, and living expenses.

NYSA_13682-53_B16_F4_1

Telegram from Mrs. Oliver S. Chatfield to Governor Herbert Lehman, noting the opposition of Nassau County mothers to the proposed Child Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1937. Chatfield defended the rights of parents to be free to make decisions about their children free of government interference, arguing that reports of exploitation of child labor were inaccurate and not a good enough reason for the government to get involved.

NYSA_A3011-77_B1_F02_007

A two-page essay suggesting ways for working girls to achieve higher salaries while living on low salaries. The author argues against the minimum wage, claiming that working girls should have an objective and endeavor to be a good employee in order to advance and receive higher wages. She also makes suggestions for saving money on lunches and clothing.