| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 376 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in American constitutional heritage ; volume 4 |
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Studies in American constitutional heritage ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Prologue : "She is Mrs. Elsie Parrish" : Introduction : humanizing the people -- "For each generation has but one chance to be judged" -- Fulfilling "an obvious and desperate human need" -- Creating a legal "no [wo]man's land" -- Upsetting the Wenatchee Applecart -- On to Washington (D.C.) -- 1937 : "This Is OUR year" -- Conclusion : "Oh, Elsie! We owe you so much!" -- Epilogue : disappearing into history? |
| Summary |
"Tells the story behind the US Supreme Court's 1937 decision in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish upholding Washington State's minimum wage law for women; illuminates the lives of those involved in the litigation and reveals the case's impact on local, state, and national levels"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-362) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Parrish, Elsie, 1899-1980 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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West Coast Hotel Company -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Minimum wage -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
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Minimum wage -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780806178233 |
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080617823X |
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