Battleground: The Autobiography of MARGARET A. HALEY

Margaret A. Haley (1861-1939) was the leader of the nations most militant association of teachers - the Chicago Teachers Federation. She played an active role in the public affairs of Chicago and Illinois and campaigned for causes as tax reform, municipal ownership, teacher benefits, elected schoolboards, womens suffrage and democratic school administration. She fought corrupt politicians and autocratic school administrators and was a dynamic living force convincing the governor to sign the 1913 suffrage bill for women of Illinois.