19. Document Project 19: Muller v. Oregon, 1908

Quiz for Document 19.9 Louisa Dana Haring, Letter, “Equality before the Law,” 1908

Quiz for Document 19.9: Louisa Dana Haring, Letter, “Equality before the Law,” 1908

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to her letter in to the Woman’s Trubune, under what circumstances did Louisa Dana Haring approve a reduction in women’s working hours?

Union membership

Family leave

Higher wages

Better conditions

2. What argument does Haring make in opposition to the Oregon law that would limit women’s working hours?

No one tried to limit their housework hours

Women are no different than men in ability

Women only need limits when they are pregnant

Men also deserve to have limits on their labor hours

3. While her primary focus was obviously the Oregon law, what other women’s equality issues did Haring raise in her letter to the editor?

Education

Union membership

Settlement houses

Civil service exams

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