Muller v. Oregon: A Brief History with Documents
In 1908 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Oregon law that set a ten-hour limit on the workdays of women in factories and laundries. Using lawyers' briefs, arguments over single-sex protective laws, and other major court decisions, Nancy Woloch examines a moment in which constitutional history, women's history, and progressive politics converged.
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In 1908 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Oregon law that set a ten-hour limit on the workdays of women in factories and laundries. Using lawyers' briefs, arguments over single-sex protective laws, and other major court decisions, Nancy Woloch examines a moment in which constitutional history, women's history, and progressive politics converged.
ForewordPrefacePt. 1"Entering Wedge": Muller v. Oregon and Its Legacy11The Rise of Protective Laws52"The Facts of Common Knowledge," 1908213From Muller to Adkins, 1908-1923414Legacy: Labor Law, Women's Politics, and Protective Policies58Pt. 2The Documents911Ritchie v. People (1895)932Holden v. Hardy (1898)973Lochner v. New York (1905)994"The Right to Leisure," Florence Kelley, 19051055"The Opportunity in the Law," Louis D. Brandeis, 19051086"The Dangers of Long Hours," From the Brandeis Brief. 19081097"Women Are Both Persons and Citizens," The Brief for Curt Muller, 19071338Muller v. Oregon (1908)1449Bunting v. Oregon (1917)15010A Living Wage in Oregon, Caroline J. Gleason, 191315211Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923)15712The Women's Movement in the Early 1920s16613West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937)18514United States v. Darby (1941)189App. Chronology: Major Hours and Wages Cases, 1895-1941190App. In Search of Muller: Suggested Reading192Index197
