On Account of Sex

On Account of Sex

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Making of Gender Equality Law

Strum, Philippa

University Press of Kansas

06/2022

208

Mole

Inglês

9780700633432

15 a 20 dias

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Editor's Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. The Pedestal and the Cage
3. "All We Ask of Our Brethren Is That They Take Their Feet Off Our Necks"
4. A big Win, A Big Loss, and a Society in Transition
5. The Kidnapper, the Lieutenant, and the Widower
6. The Court Grapples with Pregnancy
7. Thirsty Boys and Uncertain Justices
8. "From No Rights to Half Rights to Confusing Rights"
Epilogue
Chronology
Cases Cited
Bibliographic Essay
Index
landmark law cases and american society series; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; gender equality in the US; American Civil Liberties Union; Women's rights and the Constitution; litigating for gender equality; US Supreme Court; US women's movement; Reed v Reed; US v Virginia; the VMI case; William Brennan; William Rehnquist