In this Book
- Law, Gender, and Injustice: A Legal History of U.S. Women
- Book
- 1991
- Published by: NYU Press
summary
In this widely acclaimed landmark study, Joan Hoff illustrates how women remain second- class citizens under the current legal system and questions whether the continued pursuit of equality based on a one-size-fits-all vision of traditional individual rights is really what will most improve conditions for women in America as they prepare for the twenty-first century. Concluding that equality based on liberal male ideology is no longer an adequate framework for improving women's legal status, Hoff's highly original and incisive volume calls for a demystification of legal doctrine and a reinterpretation of legal texts (including the Constitution) to create a feminist jurisprudence.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Preface to the New Edition
- pp. ix-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xx
- APPENDIX TWO: 1848 Declaration of Sentiments
- pp. 383-387
- APPENDIX THREE: 1876 Declaration of Rights
- pp. 388-392
- APPENDIX FOUR: Constitutional Amendments
- pp. 393-394
- Bibliography
- pp. 523-542
- About the Author
- pp. 559-bc
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814773260
Related ISBN(s)
9780814734674
MARC Record
OCLC
859686515
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-22
Language
English
Open Access
No