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Equality of Opportunity In the early nineteenth century , however , " equality " was gen- erally accepted to mean β equal opportunity β βan equal chance to rise in the world , an equal chance to share in the nation's abundance ...
Equality of Opportunity In the early nineteenth century , however , " equality " was gen- erally accepted to mean β equal opportunity β βan equal chance to rise in the world , an equal chance to share in the nation's abundance ...
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Advances in the Professions and the Arts The female teacher had become accepted , both in the North and South , during and shortly after the Civil War . In 1860 about twenty - five percent of the nation's elementary and secondary ...
Advances in the Professions and the Arts The female teacher had become accepted , both in the North and South , during and shortly after the Civil War . In 1860 about twenty - five percent of the nation's elementary and secondary ...
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Once the legislatures and courts had accepted the principle of government intervention on behalf of women workers , it proved possible to win protective legislation for men as well . The 1908 Muller v . Oregon Supreme Court decision ...
Once the legislatures and courts had accepted the principle of government intervention on behalf of women workers , it proved possible to win protective legislation for men as well . The 1908 Muller v . Oregon Supreme Court decision ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
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| Title | The Woman in American History Specialized studies in American history series |
| Author | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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