Protecting Women Labor Legislation in Europe, the United States, and Australia, 1880-1920 |
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| Editor:
| Wikander, Ulla
Kessler-Harris, Alice
Lewis, Jane |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06464-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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Enacted in almost every industrial country a century ago, protective legislation directed toward women provoked bitter controversy, pitting men against women, women against women, and elected officials against political parties. Strong conflicts arose over what constituted 'protection.' Does this kind of legislation help preserve women's ......
Enacted in almost every industrial country a century ago, protective legislation directed toward women provoked bitter controversy, pitting men against women, women against women, and elected officials against political parties. Strong conflicts arose over what constituted 'protection.' Does this kind of legislation help preserve women's ......