The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 135
... legislation . The 1911 Triangle Shirt Waist factory fire in which 147 workers , most of them young girls , died because of inadequate fire escapes , overcrowding , and locked exits , awoke a shocked nation to the need for legislative ...
... legislation . The 1911 Triangle Shirt Waist factory fire in which 147 workers , most of them young girls , died because of inadequate fire escapes , overcrowding , and locked exits , awoke a shocked nation to the need for legislative ...
Page 136
... legislation for women was won with the argument that the health of their offspring would be impaired unless they were protected . Once the legislatures and courts had accepted the principle of government intervention on behalf of women ...
... legislation for women was won with the argument that the health of their offspring would be impaired unless they were protected . Once the legislatures and courts had accepted the principle of government intervention on behalf of women ...
Page 177
... legislation and make men and women equal before the law . The measure never received the widespread and passionate support the Nineteenth Amendment had received , and ran into opposition from those who feared it would wipe out all ...
... legislation and make men and women equal before the law . The measure never received the widespread and passionate support the Nineteenth Amendment had received , and ran into opposition from those who feared it would wipe out all ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Woman in American History Specialized studies in American history series |
| Author | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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