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In the 1910s, laws were enacted to ‘protect’ women from working night shifts. Then women spoke up.
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In the 1910s, laws were enacted to ‘protect’ women from working night shifts. Then women spoke up.

In the early 1900s, laws aimed at 'protecting' women from night shifts ended up costing them their jobs. Women like Ella M. Sherwin and Mary A. Murray found themselves out of work due to these regulations, which were based on outdated notions of what women needed. They banded together to form the Women’s Equal Opportunity League, advocating for industrial equality and the right to work night shifts if the conditions were safe. Their efforts eventually led to the repeal of these restrictive laws, highlighting that progress is an ongoing conversation shaped by those directly affected.
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