Josephine
Goldmark was
born in Brooklyn, New York, on 13th October,
1877. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College she became research
director of the National
Consumer's League (NCL) where
she worked closely with Florence Kelley.
After serving as publications secretary she was promoted to chairman
of the NCL's committee on legal defence of labour laws.
Goldmark's research was published in several books including Child
Labor Legislation Handbook
(1907), Fatigue
and Efficiency
(1912), The Case for the Shorter Work Day
(1916) and The Case Against Nightwork for
Women (1918).
In
1919 Goldmark was appointed principal investigator of the Committee
for the Study of Nursing Education. The publication of her report,
Nursing
and Nursing Education in the United States
(1923) resulted in the improvement of nursing education in the United
States.
After
leaving the Committee
for the Study of Nursing Education she
joined Florence
Kelley in
her campaign to improve the working conditions of industrial workers.
Josephine
Goldmark died in White Plains, New York, on 15th December, 1950.
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