Steghagen, Emma (1856-1948)

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National Women's Trade Union League (NWTUL)

Hull-House Year Book 1906-1907

The Irish Committee at Work, November 10, 1920

Jane Addams et al. to Woodrow Wilson, October 18, 1913

Jane Addams et al. to Louis Freeland Post, October 18, 1913

Summary of Jane Addams et al. to Woodrow Wilson, October 19, 1913

Jane Addams et al. to Emmeline Pankhurst, October 19, 1913

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Birth Date

1861-03-05

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1948-10-31

Birthplace

Chicago, IL

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Emma Steghagen went to public school until her family moved to Chicago at the age of 18. After working at a shoe factory and learning about labor unionism, she joined the woman's Knights of Labor. Steghagen moved around various unions, finally settling in the Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) in 1904. She was later elected secretary, then treasurer of the WTUL. Steghagen died in 1948.