| Muller V. Oregon: A Brief History with Documents Contributor(s): Woloch, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312085869 ISBN-13: 9780312085865 Publisher: Bedford Books OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: In 1908 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Oregon law that set a ten-hour limit on the workdays of women in factories and laundries. Using lawyers' briefs, arguments over single-sex protective laws, and other major court decisions, Nancy Woloch examines a moment in which constitutional history, women's history, and progressive politics converged. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 344.730 |
| LCCN: 95083525 |
| Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.43" W x 8.17" (0.51 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using lawyers' briefs, arguments over single-sex protective laws, and other major court decisions, Muller v. Oregon examines a moment in which constitutional history, women's history, and progressive politics converged. |