Oregon was a supreme court case decided on february 24, 1908. Nancy woloch the first brief book on the landmark 1908 supreme court decision. Using social science evidence, louis brandeis argued before the court that women who worked long hours on the job suffered both physical and psychological problems. One case that had an exceptionally important impact on history was the case of muller vs. In 1908 the supreme court unanimously upheld an oregon law that set a tenhour limit on the workdays. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. At issue was an oregon law passed in 1903 that prohibited women from working more than 10 hours in one day. The general right to contract is protected by the united states constitution constitution, but this liberty is not absolute. The first brief book on the landmark 1908 supreme court decision that limited a womans workday to ten hours, this text offers a concise analysis of the origins and impact of muller v. Oregon in 1908, and, after felix frankfurters appointment to the supreme court in 1916, she frequently served him in a similar capacity. Does an oregon law limiting the hours women are allowed to work violate the. Oregon, supreme court of the united states, 1908 an oregon state law restricted a womens working hours to ten per day. Oregon, 208 us 412 1908 cambridge university press. The epic, surprisingly sexist fight that brought the minimum.
S supreme court made in 1908 was regarded somewhat controversial. A brief history with documents bedford series in history and culture. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading muller v. August 24, 2016 theodore roosevelt and his children. Wolochs comprehensive narrative familiarizes readers with progressive reform, the case itself, and the conflict muller generated within the womens movement over the issue of classification by gender.
It was based on an oregon law that was passed in 1903 that set working hours for women. A laundry owner named curt muller was fined for violating an oregon law that. Curt muller was a laundry owner and was found guilty for having allowed a supervisor to ask mrs. Oregon 1st edition nancy woloch macmillan learning. The case established a precedent in 1908 to expand the reach of state activity into the realm of protective labor legislation. Oregon provides a superb introduction to the issue of protective labor laws and their implications for both labor standards and womens status in the polity, family, and workplace. Oregon in 1908 the supreme court unanimously upheld an oregon law that set a tenhour limit on the workdays of women in factories and laundries. A brief history with documents bedford cultural editions series free books. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you.
This book promises to become a highly used and successful teaching device, appropriate for a wide range of courses. Supreme court cases of the progressive era, upheld an oregon law limiting the workday for female wage earners. State of oregon was an influential supreme court decision that asserted the right of the government to limit the workday for women. Using social science evidence, louis brandeis argued before the court that women who worked long hours on the job suffered both physical and psychological. A brief history with documents bedford series in history and culture 9780312085865. In 1903, oregon passed a statute limiting the hours a woman can work to just 10 hours if. Oregon at the turn of the twentieth century, a bourgeoisie fixation on capitalistic structures and mass consumerism often juxtaposed the call for meritocracy, thus placing some individuals at an advantage over others. After being convicted of requiring a woman to violate the statute, muller, a laundry business owner, challenged the constitutionality of the statute. A brief history with documents bedford series in history and culture kindle edition by woloch, nancy. Muller unanimously upheld oregons maximum hour law for. Oregon by nancy woloch, 9780312085865, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Women are both persons and citizens, the brief for curt muller, 1907 8.
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Oregon imposed a law that prohibited businesses from making female employees work shifts of longer than 10 hours. Theyd been perturbed, fifteen years earlier, by the decision in muller v. Oregon enacted a law that limited women to ten hours of work in factories and laundries. Supreme court case decided in 1908 that, although it appeared to promote the health and welfare of female workers, in fact led to additional protective legislation that was detrimental to equality in the workplace for years to come. Women were provided by state mandate lesser workhours than allotted to men. The posed question was whether womens liberty to negotiate a contract with an employer should be equal to a mans. A brief history with documents the bedford series in history and culture by nancy woloch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oregon, the supreme court came up with an answer to this critical question. The haunting story of quentin and theodore roosevelt.
The owner of the lace house laundry challenged the law as a violation of the fourteenth amendment. Excerpt from the full text at the legal information institute at cornell university law school in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, unions and other reform organizations worked to pass laws to limit the hours companies could ask their employees to work, typically to no more than ten hours a day and only six days a week. Oregon made it a crime to employ female workers for more than ten hours a day. Oregon was that women were still considered weak, dependent, and incapable of enjoying the same economic rights as men. Wolochs comprehensive narrative familiarizes readers with progressive reform, the case itself, and the conflict muller generated within the womens.
Click download or read online button to get muller v oregon book now. Contributor names white, edward douglass judge supreme court of the united states author. Allowing the state of oregon to enact workplace legislation. Oregon passed a statute limiting the number of hours women may work in factories and laundries to a maximum of ten hours per day, and it is being challenged as unconstitutional. The major issue of the court case was an oregon law passed in 1903 that set a maximum of ten hours a day for women employed in factories and laundries. Justice brewer wrote the majority opinion in muller. Oregon was a landmark court case that took place in 1908. In 1911 goldmark served with frances perkins, robert wagner, alfred e. This case is one of the most influential decisions in supreme court history and its impacts are still seen even today.
Sep 20, 2019 oregon made it a crime to employ female workers for more than ten hours a day. Alina mendez section b10 february 9, 2015 paper number one. Supreme court cases of the progressive era, upheld an oregon law limiting the workday for female wage earners to ten hours. He explained that the difference between the sexes can justify a different rule respecting a restriction of the. Muller v oregon download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The state supreme court upheld the laws constitutionality.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book promises to become a highly used and successful. Whats largely forgotten are the early feminists who hailed the 1923 decision as a heartening victory. Wolochs comprehensive narrative familiarizes readers with progressive reform, the case itself, and the conflict muller generated within the womens movement over the issue of. The oregon law at stake was the law that forbids women from working more than 10 hours a day. Justice ruth bader ginsburg talked about the 1908 u. In 1908 the supreme court unanimously upheld an oregon law that set.