The legal status of women in the United States of America
Subtitle: January 1, 1938 ...
Series: Bulletin of the Women's Bureau -- no. 157; Bulletin (United States. Women's Bureau) -- 157
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1938
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Women; Legal status, laws; States
Notes: Issued in 51 parts as Bulletin no. 157, no. 157-1 through 157-49, and no. 157-A.

Bulletin no. 157 has subtitle: Final report, giving summary for all states combined (published in 1938). Bulletin no. 157-A has subtitle: United States summary: cumlative supplement, 1938-1945 (published in 1946).

At head of title: United States Department of labor. Frances Perkins, Secretary. Women's Bureau. Mary Anderson, Director.

Consists of individual reports devoted to each of the states (except Alaska and Hawaii), and the District of Columbia, as well as a final report for all states combined and a cumulative supplement (1938-1945).

"An advance printing of individual state material, constituting part of a compilation now being prepared to show the present legal status of women in the United States of America."

"The work of Sara L. Buchanan ... under the general direction of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon ... Miss Buchanan was assisted by Mary Loretta Sullivan."-Letter of transmittal.