The Resume

(September 12, 1859-February 17, 1932)
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Social reformer
Made significant contributions to work and labor regulations for factory workers and children
Wrote 'Our Toiling Children (1899),' 'Some Ethical Gains Through Legislation (1905)' and 'Modern Industry (1913)'

Why she might be annoying:

Her middle name was Molthrop.
She opposed the Equal Rights Amendment.
She left the National Women's Party over the ERA and became one of its most vocal critics.
She feuded with NWP leader Alice Paul, accusing them of issuing 'threats of a sex war.'
She is not remembered well despite being a crucial labor reform leader.

Why she might not be annoying:

All five of her sisters died in childhood.
She graduated from Cornell University.
She lived and worked at Hull House.
She helped to found the NAACP and the National Consumers League.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins both worked with and were inspired by her.
She advocated against sweatshops and for the minimum wage.
Her activism resulted in A) An 8-hour work day for women, B) restricted child labor laws, and C) the establishing of an office of factory inspections.
She opposed the ERA because she feared it would erase the protections for women workers she had helped to enact into law.
She was named an Angel hero by The My Hero Project.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 19]
• Civil Rights Activists
• I Attended Cornell
• I Died in 1932 (Ranked: 72)
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Profiles 51751-51986 (Ranked: 51928)
• The My Hero Project

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying