Protecting Women: Labor Legislation in Europe, the United States, and Australia, 1880-1920

by Alice Kessler-Harris

Enacted in almost every industrial country a century ago, protective legislation directed toward women provoked bitter controversy, pitting men against women, women against women, and elected officials against political parties. Strong conflicts arose over what constituted 'protection.' Does this kind of legislation help preserve women's capacities to mother, or is it intended to preserve men's jobs? Does protective legislation help achieve workplace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025206464X
• ISBN13: 9780252064647
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"