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Most women accepted the position men had established for them , and lived quiet lives at home . Those few outstanding women , such as Margaret Brent and Eliza Lucas Pinckney , who ignored many of the restrictions placed on colonial ...
Most women accepted the position men had established for them , and lived quiet lives at home . Those few outstanding women , such as Margaret Brent and Eliza Lucas Pinckney , who ignored many of the restrictions placed on colonial ...
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The first labor organization in the United States to accept women members on an equal basis was the Knights of Labor , founded in 1869. Women were accepted for membership both in mixed units or " assemblies " and in sex - segregated ...
The first labor organization in the United States to accept women members on an equal basis was the Knights of Labor , founded in 1869. Women were accepted for membership both in mixed units or " assemblies " and in sex - segregated ...
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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 |