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Mary Barnett Gilson

(1877–1968) Economist

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Mary Barnett Gilson was an economist, best known for What's past is prologue.

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Born
September 10, 1877
Died
November 30, 1968
Profession
Economist
Notable works
What's past is prologue

About Mary Barnett Gilson

Mary Barnett Gilson was an American economist, business executive, and government official. As the manager of Clothcraft Shops' service programs, She and her boss Richard A. Feiss considered scientific management beneficial for employee retention, implementing it in the workplace and employees' homes. After doing academic research, including a master's degree at Columbia University, she wrote Unemployment Insurance in Great Britain (1931) and What's Past Is Prologue (1940), became an economics professor at the University of Chicago, and worked as a special mediation representative for the National War Labor Board.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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