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Muller V. Oregon: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)by Nancy Woloch
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-196) and index.
About the AuthorNancy Woloch is the author of Women and the American Experience (2nd ed., 1994); the editor of Early American Women: A Documentary History, 1600-1900 (1992); a coathor of The American Century: a History of the United States since the 1890s (4th ed., 1992); and a coauthor of The Enduring Vision: a History of the American People (3rd ed., 1996). She teaches history and American studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. Table of Contents Foreword Preface
PART I. "ENTERING WEDGE": MULLER V. OREGON AND ITS LEGACY
Introduction
1. The Rise of Protective Laws The Campaign for Protection Constitutional Issues Hours Laws and the Courts The Bakeshop Case, 1950
2. "The Facts of Common Knowledge," 1908 Florence Kelley, the NCL, and the "Right to Leisure" Louis D. Brandeis and the "Living Law" The Brandeis Brief The Brief for Muller Justice Brewers Opinion
3. From Muller to Adkins, 1908-1923 The New Brandeis Briefs Fatigue and Efficiency Bunting v. Oregon (1917) "A Living Wage" "The Heart of the Contact," 1923
4. Legacy: Labor Law, Women's Politics, and Protective Policies The Women's Movement in the 1920's Protection Triumphant: The New Deal and After Protection Dismantled: Title VII and After Muller Revisited
PART II. THE DOCUMENTS
1. Ritchie v. People (1895) 2. Holden v. Hardy (1898) 3. Lochner v. New York (1905) 4. Florence Kelley, "The Right to Leisure," 1905 5. Louis D. Brandeis, "The Opportunity in the Law," 1905 6. "The Dangers of Long Hours," From the Brandeis Brief, 1908 7. "Women Are Both Persons and Citizens," The Brief for Curt Muller, 1907 8. Muller v. Oregon (1908) 9. Bunting v. Oregon (1917) 10. Caroline J. Gleason, A Living Wage in Oregon, 1913 11. Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923) 12. The Women's Movement in the Early 1920s a. A Debate in Life and Labor, Marguerite Mooers Marshall versus Rose Schneiderman, 1920 b. Florence Kelley, Twenty Questions about the ERA, 1922 c. A Debate in the Nation, Harriet Stanton Blatch versus Clara Mortenson Beyer, 1923 d. A Debate in the Forum, Doris Stevens versus Alice Hamilton, 1924 13. West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937) 14. United States v. Darby (1941)
APPENDICES
Chronology: Major Hours and Wages Cases, 1895-1941 In Search of Muller: Suggested Reading
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