International Typographical Union (ITU), which was one of the oldest in the US,
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Yup! Newspapers were among the first to "mechanize" - consider the linotype machine! My Dad spoke was one of the two featured speakers at one of the union's big anniversary dinners, the other was U.S. Rep Edith Nourse Rogers.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000392
Many veterans of the armed forces owe her a debt as she was the moving force of the legislation commonly known as the G.I. Bill. If you see the picture of FDR signing the Bill, she is the only female in the photo.