A Class by Herself : Protective Laws for Women Workers, 1890s-1990s /

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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 laws-suc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woloch, Nancy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Edición:Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only
Colección:Politics and Society in Modern America ; 113
Temas:
Sex discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > Employment > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Roots of Protection: The National Consumers' League and Progressive Reform
  • 2. Gender, Protection, and the Courts, 1895-1907
  • 3. A Class by Herself: Muller v. Oregon (1908)
  • 4. Protection in Ascent, 1908-23
  • 5. Different versus Equal: The 1920s
  • 6. Transformations: The New Deal through the 1950s
  • 7. Trading Places: The 1960s and 1970s
  • 8. Last Lap: Work and Pregnancy
  • Conclusion: Protection Revisited
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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