The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 52
... labor reform legisla- tion to succeed . Increasing mechanization changed factory con- ditions , and semi - skilled labor soon gave way to unskilled labor . With the start of large - scale Irish immigration in the 1840's , the relatively ...
... labor reform legisla- tion to succeed . Increasing mechanization changed factory con- ditions , and semi - skilled labor soon gave way to unskilled labor . With the start of large - scale Irish immigration in the 1840's , the relatively ...
Page 133
... 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 locals . In ...
... 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 locals . In ...
Page 135
... labor . The organization sought to win the economic rights of women by a combination of trade union organization and political action . Its board of directors gradually brought more and more trade union women into positions of ...
... labor . The organization sought to win the economic rights of women by a combination of trade union organization and political action . Its board of directors gradually brought more and more trade union women into positions of ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |