Part 1. "Entering Wedge": Muller v. Oregon and Its Legacy
1. The Rise of Protective Laws
2. "The Facts of Common Knowledge," 1908
3. From Muller to Adkins, 1908-1923
4. Legacy: Labor Law, Women's Politics, and Protective Policies
Part 2. The Documents
1. Ritchie v. People (1895)
2. Holden v. Hardy (1898)
3. Lochner v. New York (1905)
4. "The Right to Leisure," Florence Kelley, 1905
5. "The Opportunity in the Law," Louis D. Brandeis, 1905
6. "The Dangers of Long Hours," From the Brandeis Brief, 1908
7. "Women Are Both Persons and Citizens," The Brief for Curt Muller, 1907
8. Muller v. Oregon (1908)
9. Bunting v. Oregon (1917)
10. A Living Wage in Oregon, Caroline J. Gleason, 1913
11. Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923)
12. The Women's Movement in the Early 1920s
13. West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937)
14. United States v. Darby (1941)
Appendices Chronology: Major Hours and Wages Cases, 1895-1941
In Search of Muller: Suggested Reading.