Equal Pay for Equal Work (Classic Reprint)

Grace C. Strachan

ISBN 10: 1331167817 / ISBN 13: 9781331167815

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating and timely account of a pivotal moment in the fight for women's rights in America. It chronicles the struggle of women teachers in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century to achieve equal pay for equal work, a fight that mirrored the larger national movement for women's suffrage. The author, a woman teacher herself, provides a detailed and impassioned argument for the justice of the women's cause, meticulously detailing the historical and social context for their struggle and illuminating the discriminatory practices that underlay the unequal pay structure. Through firsthand accounts, speeches, letters, and official documents, the author exposes the hypocrisy of a system that preached equality while perpetuating inequality, and ultimately argues that the fight for equal pay for women was not merely an economic struggle, but a moral one, directly impacting the well-being of the entire community and the future of American society. The book provides a compelling and insightful glimpse into a crucial moment in the fight for gender equality, reminding us that the struggle for fairness and justice is an ongoing one that requires constant vigilance and unwavering commitment. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Equal Pay for Equal Work (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331167817
• ISBN 13: 9781331167815
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
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Synopsis

Explore how New York City women teachers fought for fair salaries and helped reshape education policy.

This nonfiction account follows the real-life push for equal pay in the city’s schools. It traces how the Interborough Association of Women Teachers organized, spoke out, and pressed the Board of Education and lawmakers to end wage gaps that treated male and female teachers differently for the same work. The narrative places these struggles in a broader social and political setting, showing how a large movement grew from daily experiences in schools and from calls for justice in the Constitution’s promises.

• Learn how organized women teachers built a powerful voice that reached beyond their classrooms.
• See the arguments, debates, and public hearings that shaped policy and public opinion.
• Understand the connections between local school reform, gender equity, and state law.

Ideal for readers of labor history, women’s rights, and the history of education policy.