Amy Hewes (September 8, 1877 – March 25, 1970) was an American economist, "a pioneer in introducing the minimum wage to the United States",[1] who taught at Mount Holyoke College from 1905 to 1943.

Among her students at Mount Holyoke were Ella Grasso, governor of Connecticut, who considered Hewes a mentor.

[3] She also worked on national and international committees concerning minimum wage and wartime labor shortages.

[11] She received an award from the United States Department of Labor in 1962, "for furthering the lot of laborers throughout the U.S."[16] Books by Hewes include Industrial Home Work (1915),[17] Women as Munition Makers: A Study of Conditions in Bridgeport, Connecticut (1917),[18][19] and The Contribution of Economics to Social Work (1930).

[29] Hewes lived with other Mount Holyoke faculty in South Hadley, Massachusetts, including fellow economist Alzada Comstock.