Theresa Schmid McMahon (April 29, 1878-June 27, 1961) was an American economist, political scientist, author, and activist. She earned her PhD in sociology at the University of Wisconsin. She taught in the Department of Economics at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

for 26 years.Pflum, Laura
"Economics Faculty Member Theresa McMahon An Early Advocate for Labor Rights at UW"
University of Washington Department of Economics, October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 6th, 2021.Theresa Schmid McMahon papers, 1889-1960
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Publications

* McMahon, T. S. (1912). ''Women and economic evolution: Or, The effects of industrial changes upon the status of women''. Madison, Wis: publisher not identified. *McMahon, T. S. (1925). ''Social and economic standards of living''. Boston: D.C. Heath and Co.

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University of Washington faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1878 births 1961 deaths 20th-century American economists {{economist-stub