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 la...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Woloch, Nancy, 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Series:Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Women > Employment > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
LAW > Gender & the Law.
LAW > Labor & Employment.
LAW > Legal History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Sex discrimination in employment > Law and legislation
Women > Employment > Law and legislation
Vrouwen.
Arbeid.
Wetgeving.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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
  • 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.

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