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Esther Eggertsen Peterson
December 9, 1906 – December 20, 1997
“Do What is Right, Let the Consequences Follow.” Esther Peterson, 1995
Advocate in the labor, commerce and women’s rights movements credited with more than 100 pieces of consumer legislation. Director, U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs.
Photo 1. Esther Peterson awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter, 1980. Photo 2. Dorothy Height and Esther Peterson at a U.S. Department of Labor Conference, New York City, 1989. Photo by Bettye Lane.
More About Esther:
- Esther Peterson, AFL-CIO
- Esther Peterson Lecture, American Council on Consumer Interests 2013
- Equal Pay Act 50th Anniversary, President Obama made remarks on the Equal Pay Act, which President Kennedy signed, June 2013.
- National Women’s Hall of Fame
- Archives
- Wikipedia page
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 359