were there any molestation accusations on him?
When Dewey opened his School of Library Economy at Columbia College to women it was rumored that he asked for their bust sizes with their applications
Melvil Dewey
When Dewey opened his School of Library Economy at Columbia College to women it was rumored that he asked for their bust sizes with their applications.
where did the dewey decimal system come from Melvil Dewey developed this idea.
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Melvil Dewey [SEP] Sexual harassment
Another biography refers to Dewey's "old nemesis—a persistent inability to control himself around women" as a chronic cause of trouble on the job. For decades, Dewey engaged in "unwelcome hugging, unwelcome touching, certainly unwelcome kissing" with female subordinates and others, according to biographer Wayne A. Wiegand. When Dewey opened his School of Library Economy at Columbia College to women it was rumored that he asked for their bust sizes with their applications. Though the rumor turned out to be false he did require a photograph from each female applicant since "you cannot polish a pumpkin". In 1905 during a 10-day trip to Alaska sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA), a group he co-founded, he made unwelcome advances on four prominent librarians who informed Association officials.