| | TABLE OF CONTENTS: | Preface | | | Acknowledgments | | | Ch. 1 | Constitutional Politics | 3 | | Ch. 2 | No Sweat: Work and Women, Britain, 1895-1905 | 14 | | Ch. 3 | Low-Paid Workers: The Trade Boards Act, Britain, 1906-1909 | 39 | | Ch. 4 | A Sex Problem: The Politics of Difference, U.S.A., 1907-1921 | 63 | | Ch. 5 | Police Power: The Welfare of Women, U.S.A., 1907-1921 | 87 | | Ch. 6 | Gender Trap: Protection versus Equality, U.S.A., 1921-1923 | 108 | | Ch. 7 | Due Process: The Welfare of the Economy, U.S.A., 1923-1937 | 130 | | Ch. 8 | Labor and Commerce: The Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S.A., 1937-1938 | 151 | | Ch. 9 | Conclusion: The Minimum Wage in the 1990s | 173 | | Abbreviations | 183 | | Notes | 185 | | Index | 247 |
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