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Equal : women reshape American law
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Title
Equal : women reshape American law / Fred Strebeigh.
ISBN
9780393065558 (hardcover)
0393065553 (hardcover)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.
Physical Description
x, 582 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary
Portrays the dramatic story behind the movement toward legal recognition of sex discrimination in this country.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 23, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-558) and index.
Contents
The story of Paula Wiesenfeld
Old law meets a new case : Reed
Frontiero brings hopes
Wiesenfeld brings reality
What happened to Sally Armendariz could not happen to a man
The first pregnancy case : Aiello
The second pregnancy case : General Electric
The final pregnancy battle : beyond the Supreme Court
A problem in the profession
Taking action
A young woman takes an old Wall Street firm to court
Time to settle
The chief justice's second draft
No law
Naming sexual harassment
Women and the law
Mechelle Vinson goes to trial
Appeal to a higher court
To the Supreme Court
At the Supreme Court
A challenge for a young lawyer
Using civil rights to combat violence
Judges strike back
Seeking equal judicial firepower
Women judges to the rescue
Reckoning at the Supreme Court.
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