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Most women had neither the strength nor the fanatic devo- tion of Dorothea Dix ; they needed to work with others to achieve their goals . Temperance and abolition were the two reforms of the pre - Civil War period that seemed to attract ...
Most women had neither the strength nor the fanatic devo- tion of Dorothea Dix ; they needed to work with others to achieve their goals . Temperance and abolition were the two reforms of the pre - Civil War period that seemed to attract ...
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The first labor organiza- tion 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 organiza- tion 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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Minimum wage legisla- tion had to be won in a similar manner . The NWTUL , like the Consumers League , utilized research to bolster its arguments . It was largely through its efforts that Congress authorized a massive fact - finding ...
Minimum wage legisla- tion had to be won in a similar manner . The NWTUL , like the Consumers League , utilized research to bolster its arguments . It was largely through its efforts that Congress authorized a massive fact - finding ...
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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