Selected Articles on the Employment of WomenEdna Dean Bullock Wilson, 1911 - 147 páginas |
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... of all . But good legis- lation , backed by intelligent administration , is the power we must look to to change the mere machine life of the average factory woman to that of an intelligent worker ; and faith 00 ΙΟ SELECTED ARTICLES.
... of all . But good legis- lation , backed by intelligent administration , is the power we must look to to change the mere machine life of the average factory woman to that of an intelligent worker ; and faith 00 ΙΟ SELECTED ARTICLES.
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... , twelve , or fourteen hours reduces a man to the level of a mere machine , it leaves a woman in a more unhappy plight - in imminent danger of physical breakdown . The new strain in industry . From the point of 12 SELECTED ARTICLES.
... , twelve , or fourteen hours reduces a man to the level of a mere machine , it leaves a woman in a more unhappy plight - in imminent danger of physical breakdown . The new strain in industry . From the point of 12 SELECTED ARTICLES.
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... machines ; by increasing the number of machines attended by each worker ; by the specialization which trains a worker to ... machine . Such intent watching wears out alike nerves and eyes . The result of speed so greatly increased tends ...
... machines ; by increasing the number of machines attended by each worker ; by the specialization which trains a worker to ... machine . Such intent watching wears out alike nerves and eyes . The result of speed so greatly increased tends ...
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... machines , and the greater strain of attention , justice and the barest economy of strength would suggest a shortened work- day . Night work for women and young girls should be entirely eliminated . Women in stores . - The shortened ...
... machines , and the greater strain of attention , justice and the barest economy of strength would suggest a shortened work- day . Night work for women and young girls should be entirely eliminated . Women in stores . - The shortened ...
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... machine , and he secures as low a grade of this as the nature of the machine will permit . The child , the immigrant and the woman are frequently adequate to furnish that oversight and judgment necessary to supplement the activity of ...
... machine , and he secures as low a grade of this as the nature of the machine will permit . The child , the immigrant and the woman are frequently adequate to furnish that oversight and judgment necessary to supplement the activity of ...
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Página 137 - That woman's physical structure and the performance of maternal functions place her at a disadvantage in the struggle for subsistence is obvious. This is especially true when the burdens of motherhood are upon her. Even when they are not, by abundant testimony of the medical fraternity continuance for a long time on her feet at work, repeating this from day to day, tends to injurious effects upon the body, and as healthy mothers are essential to vigorous offspring, the physical well-being of woman...
Página 138 - ... physical structure and a proper discharge of her maternal functions — having in view not merely her own health, but the well-being of the race — justify legislation to protect her from the greed as well as the passion of man.
Página 137 - The general right to make a contract in relation to his business is part of the liberty of the individual protected by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution.
Página 138 - Though limitations upon personal and contractual rights may be removed by legislation, there is that in her disposition and habits of life which will operate against a full assertion of those rights. She will still be where some legislation to protect her seems necessary to secure a real equality of right.
Página 138 - The limitations which this statute places upon her contractual powers, upon her right to agree with her employer as to the time she shall labor, are not Imposed solely for her benefit, but also largely for the benefit of all.
Página 138 - Differentiated by these matters from the other sex. she is properly placed in a class by herself, and legislation designed for her protection may be sustained, even when like legislation is not necessary for men and could not be sustained.
Página 92 - It is a matter of universal knowledge with all reasonably intelligent people of the present age that continuous standing on the feet by women for a great many consecutive hours is deleterious to their health. It must logically follow that that which would deleteriously affect any great number of women who are the mothers of succeeding generations must necessarily affect the public welfare and the public morals.
Página 17 - The state still retains an interest in his welfare, however reckless he may be. The whole is no greater than the sum of all the parts, and when the individual health, safety, and welfare are sacrificed or neglected the state must suffer.
Página 137 - Federal Constitution; yet it is equally well settled that this liberty is not absolute and extending to all contracts, and that a State may, without conflicting with the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment, restrict in many respects the individual's power of contract.
Página 91 - They are unable, by reason of their physical limitations, to endure the same hours of exhaustive labor as may be endured by adult males. Certain kinds of work which may be performed by men without injury to their health would wreck the constitutions and destroy the health of women, and render them incapable of bearing their share of the burdens of the family and the home.