Gordon, Jean Margaret (1865–1931)
Gordon, Jean Margaret (1865–1931)
American social reformer and suffragist. Born c. 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana; died Feb 24, 1931, in New Orleans; dau. of George Hume Gordon (educator) and Margaret (Galiece) Gordon; sister of Kate M. Gordon (suffragist).
Lobbied to reform Louisiana's child labor laws of 1886 and 1906 and to authorize women factory inspectors; was 1st factory inspector in New Orleans; served as vice president (1909–11) and secretary of Southern states (1912–13) of National Consumers' League; helped create and served as president of board and supervisor of Alexander Milne Home for Girls; was president of Era Club (1903–04) and Louisiana Woman Suffrage Association (1913–20).
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