A class by herself : protective laws for women workers, 1890s-1990s /
"A Class by Herself explores the historical role and influence of protective legislation for American women workers, both as a step toward modern labor standards and as a barrier to equal rights. Spanning the twentieth century, the book tracks the rise and fall of women-only state protective la...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Politics and society in twentieth-century America
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Table of Contents:
- Roots of protection: the National Consumers' League and progressive reform
- Gender, protection, and the courts, 1895-1907
- A class by herself : Muller v. Oregon (1908)
- Protection in ascent, 1908-23
- Different versus equal : the 1920s
- Transformations : the New Deal through the 1950s
- Trading places : the 1960s and 1970s
- Last lap : work and pregnancy
- Conclusion: Protection revisited