Do women who work in factories and mercantile establishments in New York State want a Law Limiting Their Week to 48 Hours? - Report of an Investigation

Sep 21, 2026

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Investigative report prepared under the State Affairs Committee of the Women’s National Republican Club examining whether women working in factories and mercantile establishments in New York State want legislation limiting the workweek to 48 hours. The document includes bibliographic/microform preservation metadata, a section dedicated to bibliographic irregularities in the filmed original, and legislative text proposing amendments to New York’s labor law defining maximum weekly and daily working hours and related exceptions and scheduling restrictions.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages30

Reading Time1 h 16 min

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC IRREGULARITIES

Restrictions on Use - Technical Microform Data

Bibliographic Irregularities in the Original Document

Report Text and Legislative Proposal

97-84065-21 Do women who work infactories and mercantile... [S.I.] [1926?] # COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION BIBLIOGBAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED·EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD | 308
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Do women who work in factories and meroantile es-
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their week to 48 hours?Report of an investigation
under the direction of the State affairs conmittee
of the Women's national republican club. liew
York,1926
42 p.tables.23 cm。
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and Mercantile Establishments
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Report of an Investigation under the direction
of the State Affairs Committee of the
Women's National Republican Club
12 | | --- | мвв мдире мктмовЕ,Авт Уєн РнноентMISS HELEN VARICK BOSWELL,2HD VieE PALS1DENTMRs.coUWTLANDT NICOLL,3nB VieE PnENIDENT о Еавт З7тн Втнеет. Мем Уонк Dear Club Member: hnnrn’в &fattnnul grpuhlirau Olul, 3u. мнб. Антнип L ШУЕнМОпЕ. Номопаяу РяквоЕмтмбб Ашсе НШЬ СНПттемоем, Рвеоемт MRS,ARTHUR E.LOTT,RconoiNa scnKTARYMRS.DANIEL GuGGENHEIM,THEAUn新инь сианиоттираннаи, Совневрононобвеч. Mis8 ANNE RHODEsMnS.WILLIAM VANAMEEмнь. снанигон, бамнмно, тпаугоом.Мннтнеомнь нолапоз,аноннапоMRS.MARY HATCH WILLA用Dмно, гнанег.... итнвгом Maroh 2,1926. I am enolosing(1)Report of the in-vestigation which has been taken under the auspices of theBtato Affelrs Coralttee: (2) в оору ot the foru ot eg18-lation whioh as a result of the findings of this report theCommittee 1s recommending,and attached to it a ballot foryou to mark and return at once to the Club. The members of the Committee who havegiven most oareful attention to this report believe thatthe time has come for Republ1oan women to urge the passgeot a 48 hour 1aw. The profaoo to tho Roport41в а рerвona1message to you from the Conittee.Please go consider 1tand give it,aB well as the Report,proper,your 1mmedlateand careful attention.In drafting the enolosed b11l theCommittee has endeavored to present a meaaure which,becauseof 1ts obvious fairness to the employer and to the employed,шву геооАуо Чпо виррогЁ оГ аЛЛ ТвЦг шХпдоа рогвопв In ordor to be of any use this year weшивt гвовІуо уоиг vоtо нIthIп thопехё Гон даув. РТвавеma11 it at once to 8 Bast 37th Street. Faithfully yours, Vaunuss, (Мгв. ИААААаш Увпвшво)Chairman state Affairs Committee. This bill is the form recommended by the State Affairs Committee of theWomen's National Republican Club AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW,IN RELATION TO THE HOURS OFLABOR OF WOMEN AND FEMA

FAQs

What question does the investigation focus on?

It addresses whether women working in factories and mercantile establishments in New York State want a law limiting their week to 48 hours.

Which organization directs the investigation and report?

The report is taken under the auspices of the State Affairs Committee of the Women’s National Republican Club.

What does the proposed act change regarding women’s working hours?

It amends the Labor Law to set limits on weekly and daily hours for women over sixteen, including exceptions for certain circumstances and restrictions on employment during evening and morning hours.

Sep 21, 2026

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