Goldmark, Josephine Clara (1877-1950)

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Florence Kelley to Jane Addams, August 19, 1904

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 10, 1910

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, April 12, 1912

Civic Value of Higher Education for Women, June 1912

Civic Value of Higher Education for Women, June 6, 1912

Current Legislation for Working Women, September 20, 1912

Miss Addams, March 1913

Paul Underwood Kellogg to William Draper Lewis, April 9, 1913

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 28, 1916

Jane Addams to Josephine Goldmark, December 10, 1909

Jane Addams to Josephine Goldmark, June 1, 1912

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Birth Date

1877-10-13

Death Date

1950-12-15

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Biographical Text

Josephine Clara Goldmark was the Chairman of the committee on labor laws for the National Consumers League. She was an investigator of labor conditions and advocate for better working conditions for workers, specifically women, and children. Goldmark conducted research with Florence Kelley which went towards the winning "Brandeis Brief" with her brother-in-law, Louis D. Brandeis, in the Muller v. Oregon case, which was on the impact of long working hours on women. In 1912, she published Fatigue and Efficiency: A Study in Industry, a book about the consequences of harsh labor conditions on the human body and on society.

In World War I, she worked as an executive secretary of the Committee of Women in Industry, and later she managed the Women’s Service Section of the US Railroad Administration. Goldmark also served as the executive secretary of the Committee for the Study of Nursing Education, where she advocated for better education and training for nurses. Goldmark died in 1950.

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Lynn, Stacy

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1904

Bibliography and Links

Josephine Clara Goldmark, New World Encyclopedia

Josephine Goldmark, Fatigue and Efficiency: A Study in Industry (New York: Charities Publication Committee, 1912).

October 13: The Fact-Gatherer, Jewish Currents

SNAC

Citation

“Goldmark, Josephine Clara (1877-1950),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2043.