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Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. [1] Women were permitted by state mandate fewer working hours than those allotted to men. The posed question was whether women's liberty to negotiate a contract with an employer should be equal to a man's.
Oregon: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1859. Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own ...
When the initiative was ratified in 1912, Oregon became the seventh state to extend the right to vote to women. [6] Abigail Scott Duniway was a longtime advocate for women's suffrage in Oregon, [7] and Governor Oswald West asked her to write and sign the equal suffrage proclamation. [7] From left to right: Fern Hobbs, Kathryn Clarke and Marian ...
The Women's March on Portland, also known as the Portland Women's March, [1] the Women's March on Washington, Portland, [2] and Women's March Portland, [3] was an event in Portland, Oregon. Scheduled to coincide with the 2017 Women's March, it was held on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Thirty-two female athletes at the University of Oregon filed a federal lawsuit against the school Friday alleging Title IX violations in women's sports, namely, the beach volleyball and club ...
The Oregon Equality Act is a law of the U.S. state of Oregon which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other categories. Enacted in 2007, it became effective in 2008. [1] The act passed during the 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly.
Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908), was a landmark decision in United States Supreme Court ... Advocates for women's rights founded the National Organization for Women ...
A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence ...