Goesaert v. Cleary
Supreme Court
335 U.S. 464 (1948)
Relevant factsFree
Bar owner Valentine Goesaert and her daughter (plaintiffs) challenged a Michigan law forbidding women from bartending in cities over 50,000 residents, with an exception only for the wife or daughter of a male bar owner, while women could still work as waitresses in bars; the trial court upheld the law, and Goesaert appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a state law barring women from bartending in larger cities, except for the wife or daughter of a male bar owner, violates equal protection.