[Joining unions, not] perpetuat[ing] a principal based upon the assumption that women are wards of the state [is the best way to reduce inequality]…[But gender inequality is] deeply rooted in our civilization [and what inequality cannot be dealt with through collective bargaining can only be dealt with through] evolutionary processes.
William Cushing, legislative representative of the AFL, writing to a supporter of the equal pay for equal work bill.
Tuesday, April 24, 1951
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