Margaret F. Ackroyd
Margaret "Peggy" F. Ackroyd | |
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| Born | Margaret O'Connor January 15, 1908 |
| Died | July 4, 1995 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | University of Rhode Island |
| Occupation(s) | Chief of the Rhode Island Division of Women and Children |
Margaret F. Ackroyd (née O'Connor; January 15, 1908 - July 4, 1995) was a
Ackroyd was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and attended Hope High School. Ackroyd earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Rhode Island in 1929. She worked as a statistician in the Rhode Island state government in the 1930s before being fired for her gender in 1938.[1] She then became the Executive Secretary of the Rhode Island Consumer's League. She was appointed Chief of the Division of Women and Children and Commissioner of Minimum Wage for the state of Rhode Island in 1940. She held both positions until her retirement in 1970.[1]
During her career in the Rhode Island state government, Ackroyd was responsible for the state's first minimum wage orders and laws related to labor standards, including laws protecting workers making
Following retirement, Ackroyd continued to speak on women's, children's and labor issues; she acted as a roving ambassador for U.S. Department of Labor and a consultant to the Organization of American States.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Riggs, Douglas R. (3 January 1971). "Man of the Year:Peggy Ackroyd--Bless Her". Providence Journal. pp. 262–264. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Margaret F. Ackroyd, Inducted 1972". www.riheritagehalloffame.org. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "Margaret Ackroyd Papers Finding Aid". rihs.minisisinc.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.