Equal Rights Newsletter, Featuring Overturn of the Minimum Wage Law for Women

Feminism Women's Rights

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[Feminism and Women's Rights] [Labor] National Woman's Party Newsletter. Lucretia Mott Amendment; Protecting Women and Children in Workplace. THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY was formed in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to fight for women's suffrage. Offered is the March 15, 1936, edition of Equal Rights, official organ of The National Woman's Party (Vol 22-No.6) (8 ½ xl 1, 4 pp) featuring articles on the New York minimum wage law decision when the New York Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional the minimum wage law for women. The Equal Rights Treaty, signed by Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay is also highlighted. Very interesting article on hygiene includes children. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 had not been enacted when this article was written. The resolution stated that 1) Employers must provide separate and appropriate quarters in work centers to enable women to wash, change clothes, and for their general use. 2) Employers must provide seats necessary to facilitate the work of women and children, provided that the nature of the work does not necessitate that they remain standing. In excellent condition and a great example of the Women's Rights Movement.

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