This Week Back Then
This Week Back Then
Portland State University History Department
“An object of public interest” | Women, Labor, and Muller v. Oregon
4 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2017 at 9:15 pm.
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In the early- to mid-twentieth century, labor lawyers fought for hard-working Americans who felt taken advantage of by employers. However, the Supreme Court repeatedly struck down protective labor legislation. The one exception was with 1908’s Muller v. Oregon. This week, Tanya Monthey traces the gendered ideas of twentieth-century labor to reveal how the Supreme Court came to their decision.
More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/02/19/object-public-interest-women-labor-muller-v-oregon/