Roots of Public Support for Labor Education 1900-1945.

This article traces the beginnings and early development of workers' education institutions which demonstrate the historical origin of public support for labor education during the period 1900-1945 in the U.S. The article will deal with the creation of the legislation and the rise and fall of the campaign to establish a Labor Extension Service from 1942 to 1950. Organizations of working people have been supportive of public education throughout U.S. history.