Esther Peterson: Difference between revisions

The daughter of [[Danish people|Danish]] immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a Mormon family who were members of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] in [[Provo, Utah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-people/esther-peterson|title=Esther Eggertsen Peterson {{!}} AFL-CIO|website=aflcio.org|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> She graduated from [[Brigham Young University]] in 1927 with a degree in physical education, and a master's from [[Teachers College, Columbia University]], in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/453935/Esther-Peterson|title=Esther Peterson - American consumer advocate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Esther Peterson Personal Papers {{!}} JFK Library |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/EEPPP |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref> She held several teaching positions in the 1930s, including one at the innovative [[Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry]], which brought milliners, telephone operators and garment workers onto the campus.<ref name="NYTobit" />