Henry, Alice (1857-1943)

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Jane Addams to Richard Theodore Ely, October 15, 1906

Hull-House Year Book 1906-1907

Jane Addams to Richard Theodore Ely, December 9, 1914

Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, December 11, 1914

Margaret Dreier Robins to Jane Addams, February 25, 1915

The Laura Dainty Pelham Memorial, ca. 1924

Mary A. Byles Maynard to Jane Addams, February 4, 1924

Vilma Glücklich to Jane Addams, July 3, 1924

Jane Addams to Alice Henry, February 18, 1915

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Birth Date

1857-03-27

Death Date

1943-02-14

Birthplace

Richmond, Melbourne, Australia

Biographical Text

Alice Henry was an Australian reporter that worked for The Melbourne and the Australian. She focused mainly on labor reform, disabled children, and equal representation. She later became a voice in Australian politics for women's rights, suffrage, and labor. When she moved to the United States in 1906, Henry became involved in the Women's Trade Union League in Chicago, becoming a prominent fighter for women's suffrage and rights. Henry wrote two books: The Trade Union Woman and Women in the Labor Movement.

Henry died in 1943.