The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-17
:WOMAh's REAL SPHERE
IN. LABOR .sTRuCGLE
Annie Fitzgerald President Of
Women's Union Label
League Issues Address.
Trades Unions Have Been Slow
To Recognize Value of
Women to Labor Movement

Chicago, ILL.,, March 15.-The wom-
ans International Union Label League
is performing valuable service to the
labor movement. Its usefulness was
long ago appreciated by the leaders in
the great trade unions
. Minnie Fitzgerald, International
president Of the lague, has issued the
following address to the men slnd
women Of the country: ~..%
The admission of women into Wild
er spheres Of activity has come about
so gradually that we can scarcely real
ize the enor1nity Of the transformation.
The wide range Of education Is a large
factor in promoting the conditions of
the present day. -.
One by one our great commercial In
dustr1es have opened their doors to
women, that they may get their ed
ucation and training side by side with
men, They have proven that they are
a great help in every line of work
they have undertaken. $.r
Trades union men have been slow to
realize woman's proper sphere in the
great Industrial struggle. Women as
rule expend the greater part Of the
family income. hence are the purchas-
ing agents as it were. II they can be
educated as to the value of the union
label { and hold that they CAM they
will be a greater force in strengthen
Ing organization among the toilers,
through their demand for the union la
bic than the men possibly can. To
accomplish this is the purpose Of the
Women's International Union Label
League, which is entirely unselfsh
Is so far as direct benefits are con-
cerned. although we fully realize that
the better the condition of the natural
bread winner for all humanity. 80
Label leagues are educational in the
principles Of trade -unionism; they are
practical schools for the education Of
the wives and families Of trade union
lists, and others who believe that the
workers should receive a fair living
wage under favorable conditions; they
teach union mems wives and families
to spend union earnings for union
label goods; and teach women to- work
together for the betterment of human
ity- 1t teaches the wife who buys q.
garment for herself or for her child
which does not bear the label that she
ID working against the best interests
OF her husband, whose trade may Hlso.
be represented by q union label.
I earnestly desire that the union men
and women encourage those who are
organized and do everything tn therr
power to interest women the world
over. Use you influence to build up
the Woman's International Union La
bel League, which I am sure can be
made the greatest possible help to tho
organizations of both men and women.
We fully realize, as does every think
ing union man and woman that in or
der to place a value upon the union
label, SO as to accomplish it's pur-
pose, there must be q. demand for it.
There Is no way this demand can be
made more effective than by the or
ganiza tions of locals Of the Woman's
International Union Label League. In
fact, the label can never wholly per-
form its mission without the support
Of the women.
TO those who may chance to read
this let me assure you that anv time
you can spend in this noble work will
be time well spent. I am ever ready
and anxious to send any information
pertaining to this organization upon
request. Address
ANNIE FITZGERALD.
Int. President.
No. 2S6 S. Holman Ave-, Chicago. s.