Women and the Law: Leaders, Cases, and Documents

Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Dedication
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Preface
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Introduction
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Contents
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Anthony, Susan B.
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Common Law
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Coverture (Chattel)
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The Early Women’s Movement
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Feminism
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Labor Rights
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Married Women’s Property Acts
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Mott, Lucretia
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National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)
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Patriarchy
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Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
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Separate Spheres Doctrine
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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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Stone, Lucy
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Truth, Sojourner
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Tubman, Harriet
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Women as Jurors
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Women as Lawmakers
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Women as Presidential Candidates
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Women in the Legal Profession
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Women in the Military
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Women on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Women’s Suffrage
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References and Further Reading
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American Civil Liberties Union—Women’s Rights Project (ACLU—WRP)
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Boxer, Barbara
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Califano v. Webster (1977)
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham
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Craig v. Boren (1976)
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
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Feinstein, Dianne
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Fourteenth Amendment
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Friedan, Betty
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Frontiero v. Richardson (1973)
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Geduldig v. Aiello (1974)
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Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
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Guinier, Lani
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Intermediate Scrutiny Standard
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Ireland, Patricia
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Kahn v. Shevin (1974)
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League of Women Voters
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Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County (1981)
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Miller v. Albright (1998)
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Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan (1982)
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Moseley-Braun, Carol
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National Organization for Women (NOW)
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New York v. Santorelli and Schloss (1992)
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O’Connor, Sandra Day
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Paul, Alice
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Personnel Administration of Massachusetts v. Feeny (1979)
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Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company (1989)
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Sanchez, Loretta and Linda
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Schroeder, Patricia
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Snowe, Olympia
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Steinem, Gloria
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References and Further Reading
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Carnes v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (1976)
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Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Association (1982)
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Deer, Ada
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Faulkner, Shannon
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Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)
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Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (1975)
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Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972)
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United States v. Virginia (1996)
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Vorcheimer v. School District of Philadelphia (1976)
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Williams v. McNair (1971)
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References and Further Reading
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Adoption
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Alderson v. Alderson (1986)
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Alimony
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Annulment of Marriage
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Child Custody
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Child Support
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Community Property
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Divorce
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Domestic Partners
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption
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Marriage
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Marvin v. Marvin (1976)
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O’Brien v. O’Brien (1985)
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Palimony
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Schuster v. Schuster (1978)
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References and Further Reading
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Abortion
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Contraception
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Davis v. Davis (1992)
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Ferguson v. City of Charleston (2001)
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Fetal Protection
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Infertility Alternatives
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Johnson v. Calvert (1993)
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Matter of A. C. (1990)
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McCorvey, Norma
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Norplant
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Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992)
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Pregnancy
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Right to Privacy
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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RU-486 (Mifepristone)
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Sanger, Margaret
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Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)
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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
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Weddington, Sarah
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References and Further Reading
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Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS)
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Date and Acquaintance Rape
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Dworkin, Andrea
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Kansas v. Stewart (1988)
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MacKinnon, Catharine A.
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Marital Rape
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North Carolina v. Norman (1988)
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Prostitution
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Rape Shield Law
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Reno, Janet
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Statutory Rape
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United States v. Morrison (2000)
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References and Further Reading
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Affirmative Action......Page 195
Alexander v. Yale University (1980)
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Allred, Gloria
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Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
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California Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Guerra (1987)
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Chambers v. Omaha Girls Club et al. (1986)
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Chavez-Thompson, Linda
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Cheatwood v. South Central Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Civil Rights Act
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Comparable Worth
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Diaz v. Pan American World Airways (1971)
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Dothard v. Rawlinson (1977)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brown and Root, Inc. (1982)
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Equal Pay Act (1963)
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998)
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (1998)
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General Electric v. Gilbert (1976)
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Glass Ceiling
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Glenn, Johns and Nugent v. General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Steering Gear Division (1988)
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Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. (1993)
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Hill, Anita
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Huerta, Dolores
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Lindahl v. Air France (1991)
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Maternity Leave
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Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986)
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Moody et al. v. Albermarle Paper Company, Halifax Local No. 425, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, AFL-CIO (1975)
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9to5, National Association of Working Women
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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. (1998)
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Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation (1971)
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Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (1989)
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Sexual Harassment
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Tomkins v. Public Service Electric and Gas Company (1977)
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United Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls (1991)
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References and Further Reading
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“Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions,” 1848
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“I Announce Myself as a Candidate for the Presidency,” Victoria Woodhull, 1870
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“Speech after Being Convicted of Voting in the 1872 Presidential Election,” Susan B. Anthony, 1873
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“A Black Woman Describes Prejudice in the Nation’s Capital,” Mary Church Terrell,1900
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“Child Labor and Woman Suffrage,” Florence Kelley, 1905
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“The Winning Plan,” Carrie Chapman Catt, 1915
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“Birth Control—A Parents’ Problem or Woman’s?” Margaret Sanger, 1920
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Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953
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Equal Pay Act (1963)
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The National Organization for Women’s “Bill of Rights for Women,” 1967
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“Equal Rights for Women,” Shirley Cisholm, 1969
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The National Women’s Conference “Plan of Action
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“Getting Beyond Racism,” Carol Moseley-Braun
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“Statement before the Joint Hearing of the House Resources Committee and
Senate Committee on Indian  Affairs,” Ada Deer......Page 257
“Declaration of Sentiments” of the National Organization for Women
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“Statement on Equal Pay Day, 1998,” Linda Chavez-Thompson
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The Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000)
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Chronology
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Table of Cases
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Index
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