Women and the American Legal Order

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Karen J. Maschke
Taylor & Francis, 1997 - 344 Seiten

Multidisciplinary focus
Surveying many disciplines, this anthology brings together an outstanding selection of scholarly articles that examine the profound impact of law on the lives of women in the United States. The themes addressed include the historical, political, and social contexts of legal issues that have affected women's struggles to obtain equal treatment under the law. The articles are drawn from journals in law, political science, history, women's studies, philosophy, and education and represent some of the most interesting writing on the subject.

The law in theory andpractice
Many of the articles bring race, social, and economic factors into their analyses, observing, for example, that black women, poor women, and single mothers are treated by the wielders of the power of the law differently than middle class white women. Other topics covered include the evolution of women's legal status, reproduction rights, sexuality and family issues, equal employment and educational opportunities, domestic violence, pornography and sexual exploitation, hate speech, and feminist legal thought. A valuable research and classroom aid, this series provides in-depth coverage of specific legal issues and takes into account the major legal changes and policies that have had an impact on the lives of American women.

 

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The Employment Context
3
Educational Equity
4
The Legal Response to Violence Against Women
5
Pornography Sex Work and Hate Speech
6
The Negro Womans Stake in the Equal Rights Amendment
35
The Legal Fiction of Marital Unity
42
A Reappraisal
89
Feminist Legal Theories
115
A Review of Why We Lost the
135
Cherokee Women and the Trail of Tears
180
Implications of the Constitution
263
Womens Rights and the Limits of Constitutional Doctrine
277
Equal Rights and Sexual Difference
310
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Autoren-Profil (1997)

Karen J. Maschke holds a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University. Her area of specialization in public law, with a concentration on women and the law. She is the author of Litigation, Courts, and Women Workers (Praeger, 1989) and has published articles concerning women's legal rights. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the national Endowment for the Humanities.

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