Category 1930s-1940s Women's Rights

1930s-1940s, 1930s-1940s Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, 1930s-1940s Early Funder, 1930s-1940s Women's Rights, 1930s-1940s Workers' Rights

The League of Women Shoppers uses consumer power to fight for workers’ rights.

The League of Women Shoppers (LWS, Grantee 1936–1941) was founded in 1935 in New York City by a group of progressive women who believed that consumer power could be a force for social change. Their motto, “Use Your Buying Power…

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June 4, 2026

1930s-1940s, 1930s-1940s Health, 1930s-1940s Reproductive Justice, 1930s-1940s Women's Rights

A $10 grant to the American Birth Control League plants the seed for a long-term commitment to reproductive rights.

he American Birth Control League (ABCL, Grantee 1936–1939) was founded in 1921 in New York City to advocate for the legalization of contraception and promote women’s reproductive rights, at a time when birth control was illegal in much of the…

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June 4, 2026