| Description |
1 online resource (294 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Controversies in Constitutional Law
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Controversies in constitutional law.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Introduction; Volume Introduction; Legal Documents; The New Strain in Industry; Some Specific Studies of Physical Overstrain in Industry; Labor Law and the Courts, excerpt; Muller v. Oregon; Bunting v. Oregon; Historical Documents; The Right to Leisure; Legislative Control of Women's Work; Women Who Work and Women Who Spend; Scholarly Interpretations; Hours and Wages: The Gendering of Labor Standards in America; The Lady and the Tramp: Gender, Race, and the Origins of the American Welfare State. |
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Muller v. Oregon Reconsidered: The Origins of a Sex-Based Doctrine of Liberty of ContractProtection of Women Workers and the Courts: A Legal Case History; Welfare Reform and World War I; The National Consumer's League and the Brandeis Brief; Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
Equal rights for women in the workplace is a critical aspect of the twentieth century civil rights movement, as well as an issue of academic and public interest. Bringing together legal rulings and commentary, this three-volume collection documents the development of legal protections for women in the workplace. The comprehensive coverage encompasses the major legal and constitutional issues, including the legal arguments that lead to the reduction of working hours for women and the argumentation that framed the debates over minimum wage legislation. The set also presents more contemporary iss. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. |
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Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation. |
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Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation. |
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Feminist jurisprudence -- United States.
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Feminist jurisprudence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Lipschultz, Sybil.
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| Added Title |
Social feminism, labor politics, and the law |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Social Feminism, Labor Politics, and the Law : Women, the Law, and the Workplace. New York : Routledge, 2003 9780415942812 |
| ISBN |
9781136070341 (electronic book) |
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1136070346 (electronic book) |
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9780203446096 (e-book) |
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0203446097 (e-book) |
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9780415942812 |
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