About the book
Offering fresh insights into the history of labor policy, the New Deal, feminism, and southern politics, Landon Storrs examines the New Deal era of the National Consumers' League, one of the most influential reform organizations of the early twentieth century.
Founded in 1899 by affluent women concerned about the exploitation of women wage earners, the National Consumers' League used a strategy of “ethical consumption” to spark a successful movement for state laws to reduce hours and establish minimum wages for women. During the Great Depression, it campaigned to raise labor standards in the unregulated, non-union South, hoping to discourage the relocation of manufacturers to the region because of cheaper labor and to break the downward spiral of labor standards nationwide. Promoting regulation of men’s labor as well as women’s, the league shaped the National Recovery Administration codes and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 but still battled the National Woman’s Party, whose proposed equal rights amendment threatened sex-based labor laws.
Using the National Consumers' League as a window on the nation’s evolving reform tradition, Civilizing Capitalism explores what progressive feminists hoped for from the New Deal and why, despite significant victories, they ultimately were disappointed.
Editions of Civilizing Capitalism
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807825273
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807848388
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807860991
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890871121
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Offering fresh insights into the history of labor policy, the New Deal, feminism, and southern politics, Landon Storrs examines the New Deal era of the National Consumers' League, one of the most influential reform organizations of the early twentieth century.
Founded in 1899 by affluent women concerned about the exploitation of women wage earners, the National Consumers' League used a strategy of “ethical consumption” to spark a successful movement for state laws to reduce hours and establish minimum wages for women. During the Great Depression, it campaigned to raise labor standards in the unregulated, non-union South, hoping to discourage the relocation of manufacturers to the region because of cheaper labor and to break the downward spiral of labor standards nationwide. Promoting regulation of men’s labor as well as women’s, the league shaped the National Recovery Administration codes and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 but still battled the National Woman’s Party, whose proposed equal rights amendment threatened sex-based labor laws.
Using the National Consumers' League as a window on the nation’s evolving reform tradition, Civilizing Capitalism explores what progressive feminists hoped for from the New Deal and why, despite significant victories, they ultimately were disappointed.
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What is Civilizing Capitalism about?
Offering fresh insights into the history of labor policy, the New Deal, feminism, and southern politics, Landon Storrs examines the New Deal era of the National Consumers' League, one of the most influential reform organizations of the early twentieth century.
Founded in 1899 by affluent women concerned about the exploitation of women wage earners, the National Consumers' League used a strategy of “ethical consumption” to spark a successful movement for state laws to reduce hours and establish minimum wages for women. During the Great Depression, it campaigned to raise labor standards in the unregulated, non-union South, hoping to discourage the relocation of manufacturers to the region because of cheaper labor and to break the downward spiral of labor standards nationwide. Promoting regulation of men’s labor as well as women’s, the league shaped the National Recovery Administration codes and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 but still battled the National Woman’s Party, whose proposed equal rights amendment threatened sex-based labor laws.
Using the National Consumers' League as a window on the nation’s evolving reform tradition, Civilizing Capitalism explores what progressive feminists hoped for from the New Deal and why, despite significant victories, they ultimately were disappointed.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Civilizing Capitalism?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Industry and industrial studies > Industrial relations, occupational health and safety > Industrial arbitration and negotiation
Where can I read a sample of Civilizing Capitalism?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807825273
How long is Civilizing Capitalism and how many pages does it have?
Civilizing Capitalism has 408 page(s)
Is Civilizing Capitalism part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Gender and American Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Civilizing Capitalism?
Landon R. Y. Storrs
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Civilizing Capitalism is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807825273) and paperback(ISBN 9780807848388) and ebook(ISBN 9780807860991) and pdf(ISBN 9798890871121)
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