1st Edition
Social Feminism, Labor Politics, and the Supreme Court of the 1920s Women, the Law, and the Workplace
Edited By Sybil Lipschultz
Copyright 2003
362 Pages
by
Routledge
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,... Read more
Series Introduction, Volume Introduction, Legal Documents, The (Low) Wages of Women, The Bulk of Wage-Earning Women Must Support Themselves, The Evils of the Inadequate Wages for Women, Protect Women in Industry Because They Are Women, Adkins v. Children's Hospital, Historical Documents, The Case for the Minimum Wage: Status of Legislation in the United States, Should There Be Labor Laws for Women? Yes, Should There Be Labor Laws for Women? No, What is Equality, Wrapping Women in Cotton Wool, Should Women Be Treated Identically with Men by the Law?, The New Woman's Party, Suffrage Does Not Give Equality, Protection for Women Workers, At the Crossroads in the Legal Protection of Women in Industry, Historians and Legal Scholars on Equality and Difference in the Past, From False Paternalism to False Equality: Judicial Assaults on Feminist Community, Illinois: 1869-1895, Why Were Most Politically Active Women Opposed to the E.R.A. in the 1920s, Social Feminism and Legal Discourse: 1908-1923, A New Era, Feminist Theory and Feminist Movements: The Past Before Us, Acknowledgments
Biography
Sybil Lipschultz
