In 1903, the Oregon state legislature enacted a law that limited the number of hours a woman could work in a laundry, factory or mechanical establishment to ten hours a day. Under the law, any violation of the ten hour limit was punishable by a fine from U.S. $10 to $25. Two years after the law was passed, Carl Muller, who owned the Grand Laundry of Portland Oregon, was fined, under the law, for having Mr. E. Gotcher work more than 10 hours. After a short trial, Muller was found guilty and ordered to pay $10. Muller appealed his Continue reading...