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Theodore Roosevelt provides direction for how Henry Beach Needham can answer Mr. Ommen. He offers evidence from a New York State Court and the United States Supreme Court that a woman’s right to work cannot be restricted, just like a man’s. Employers can choose to work their female employees haggard for 12-16 hours per day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, delivered on March 13, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, discusses the necessity for and organization of the Progressive Party. Roosevelt particularly highlights the Progressive Service before addressing issues of the progressive platform.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-03
Booklet featuring the reprint of a two-part article by Theodore Roosevelt that first appeared in Collier’s Weekly. The case of a woman whose arm was crushed in a factory and the legal decision that allowed her employer to avoid financial responsibility are presented to justify Roosevelt’s call for review of judicial decisions.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-03