Background
SWARTZ, Nelle was born on February 25, 1882 in Ashland, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Samantha (Ciphers) Swartz.
SWARTZ, Nelle was born on February 25, 1882 in Ashland, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Samantha (Ciphers) Swartz.
Ashland High School. Wells College, Bachelor of Arts Social worker at Hartley House Settlement, 1904-1906. With Brooklyn Bureau. of Charities, 1906-1910.
Superintendent Charity Organization Society, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1910-1914. Executive Secretary Consumers League, New York, 1914-1918. Director Bureau. of Women in Industry, New York State Department of Labor, 1918-1929.
Appointed member State Industrial Board by Governor. Roosevelt, 1929. Writer of many reports on working conditions of women and children. Club 8: Womens City, Cosmopolitan.