Virginia Penny | |
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| Born | January 18, 1826 |
| Died | April 4, 1913 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | suffragist and economist |
| Known for | author and first to study women's labor markets, social reformer, leader of the American women's suffrage movement |
Virginia Penny (January 18, 1826 – April 4, 1913) was a social reformer and an economist, being the first to study women's labor markets both in the U.S. and in Europe. Her books were an important resource for the members of the newly formed American Social Science Association.[1] She also served as an early leader of the American women's suffrage movement[2] before coming more involved in labor union organization and running her own employment agency for women.
- ^ Gensemer, Susan H. (April 2010). "Penny, Virginia". American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Proceedings of the first anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association: held at the Church of the Puritans, New York, May 9 and 10, 1867 / phonographic report by H.M. Parkhurst. New York: Robert J. Johnston. 1867. Retrieved 22 December 2016.