Women's History Month: 10 of Conn.'s most influential women
During Women's History Month, we're honoring 10 influential women across the state.
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Crystal Eastman: A pioneer in women's rights and workers' safety
View Comments On March 24, 1911, the day before the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York City — which left 147 dead — the New York Court of Appeals had declared the state’s compulsory worker’s compensation law unconstitutional. Largely because of the fire, that law was back in force in 1913. Elmira’s own Crystal Eastman had drafted that worker’s compensation law. According to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, "Eastman was one of only a few hundred women lawyers in the early twentieth century. ... Her pioneering report, 'Work Accidents and the Law' (published...
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