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Esther Peterson

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American consumer rights activist (1906–1997)
Esther Peterson
Peterson in 1962
2ndDirector of the Office of Consumer Affairs
In office
January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byVirginia Knauer
Succeeded byVirginia Knauer
1stSpecial Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs
In office
January 3, 1964 – May 1, 1967
PresidentLyndon Johnson
Preceded byOffice established
Executive Vice Chairperson of thePresidential Commission on the Status of Women
In office
January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byOffice established
4th Director of theUnited States Women's Bureau
In office
January 20, 1961 – January 3, 1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Preceded byAlice K. Leopold
Succeeded byMary Dublin Keyserling
Personal details
Born
Esther Eggertsen

(1906-12-09)December 9, 1906
Provo, Utah, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1997(1997-12-20) (aged 91)
Washington
Spouse
Oliver Peterson
(m. 1932)
Children4
Alma materBrigham Young University(1927)
Teachers College, Columbia University(1930)

Esther Eggertsen Peterson (December 9, 1906 – December 20, 1997) was an Americanconsumer andwomen's advocate.

Background

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The daughter ofDanish immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a family who were members of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints inProvo, Utah.[1] She graduated fromBrigham Young University in 1927 with a degree in physical education, and a master's fromTeachers College, Columbia University, in 1930.[2][3] She held several teaching positions in the 1930s, including one at the innovativeBryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, which brought milliners, telephone operators and garment workers onto the campus.[4]

She moved toNew York City where she married Oliver Peterson. In 1932, the two moved toBoston, where she taught at The Winsor School and volunteered at theYWCA.[5]

Career

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In 1938, Peterson became a paid organizer for theAmerican Federation of Teachers and traveled around New England. In 1944, Peterson became the first lobbyist for theNational Labor Relations Board inWashington, D.C. In 1948, theState Department offered Peterson's husband a position as a diplomat inSweden. The family returned to Washington, D.C., in 1957 and Peterson joined theIndustrial Union Department of theAFL–CIO, becoming its first woman lobbyist.[6]

She was Assistant Secretary ofLabor and Director of theUnited States Women's Bureau under fellow Bostonian PresidentJohn F. Kennedy.[7][8] In 1964, PresidentLyndon Johnson named Peterson to the newly created post of Special Assistant forConsumer Affairs.[9] She would later serve as PresidentJimmy Carter's Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs.

Peterson was also Vice President for Consumer Affairs atGiant Food Corporation, where she led an initiative to introduce the first nutrition labels in 1971, and was president of theNational Consumers League.[10]

She received thePresidential Medal of Freedom in 1981.[11] Peterson was elected to theCommon Cause National Governing Board in 1982. In 1990, the American Council on Consumer Interests created the Esther Peterson Consumer Policy Forum lectureship, which is presented annually at the council's conference.[12] She was named a delegate of theUnited Nations as aUNESCO representative in 1993. In that same year, Peterson was inducted into theNational Women's Hall of Fame.[13]

Death

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Peterson died on December 20, 1997.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Esther Eggertsen Peterson | AFL-CIO".aflcio.org. Retrieved2019-07-12.
  2. ^"Esther Peterson - American consumer advocate".
  3. ^"Esther Peterson Personal Papers | JFK Library".www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved2022-11-29.
  4. ^abMolotsky, Irvin (22 December 1997)."Esther Peterson Dies at 91; Worked to Help Consumers".The New York Times.New York.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved7 October 2012.
  5. ^Cobble, Dorothy Sue; Bowes, Julia (2014)."Peterson, Esther (09 December 1906–20 December 1997), government official, consumer and labor activist, and women's rights advocate".American National Biography.doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1501361.ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved2019-07-12.
  6. ^Arnesen, Eric (2007).Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-class History. Taylor & Francis.ISBN 9780415968263.
  7. ^Martin, Janet M. (2009-09-13).The Presidency and Women: Promise, Performance, and Illusion. Texas A&M University Press.ISBN 9781603441544.
  8. ^Molotsky, Irvin; Times, Special To the New York (1986-12-08)."WASHINGTON TALK: WORKING PROFILE; EVERYMAN'S ADVOCATE: ESTHER PETERSON".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved2022-11-29.
  9. ^"Esther Peterson To Be Elevated".The Sumpter Daily Item. January 3, 1964. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2012.
  10. ^The First Food Nutrition Labels (1971) w/ Xaq Frohlich, 2023-09-10, retrieved2024-05-09
  11. ^President (1977-1981 : Carter). White House Staff Photographers (20 January 1977)."Jimmy Carter - Presenting the Medal of Freedom to Roger Baldwin (not in attendance), Harold Brown, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Warren Christopher, Walter Cronkite, Kirk Douglas, Dr. Karl Menninger (not in attendance), Edmund S. Muskie, Margaret McNamara, Esther Peterson, Ambassador Gerard C. Smith, Robert S. Strauss, Judge Elbert Tuttle, Chief Justice Earl Warren (posthumously), Ambassador Andrew Young". Archived fromthe original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved7 December 2017 – via US National Archives Research Catalog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^"Esther Peterson Award".www.consumerinterests.org. Retrieved2019-07-12.
  13. ^National Women's Hall of Fame, Esther Peterson

Sources

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  • Restless: The Memoirs of Labor and Consumer Activist Esther Peterson (Caring Publishing, 1997)ISBN 9781886450028

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