ISBN:
9781496215567
,
1496215567
,
9781496227959
,
1496227956
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 330 Seiten ;
,
24 cm.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
United States
;
1900-1999
;
Sex discrimination against women / Law and legislation / United States / History / 20th century
;
Women's rights / United States / History / 20th century
;
Equal rights amendments / United States / History / 20th century
;
Equal rights amendments
;
Sex discrimination against women / Law and legislation
;
Women's rights
;
History
Abstract:
"Gendered Citizenship outlines how the original conflict over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) altered the nature of American Citizenship, creating justification for sex-specific treatment and rights that still exist today"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : the Equal Rights Amendment and American citizenship -- The radical Nineteenth Amendment : masculine citizenship and women's status -- "The right to differ" : the power of protectionism, 1920-1932 -- "To be regarded as persons" : emancipationism on the move, 1933-1937 -- "We women want to be persons now" : the rise of emancipationism, 1938-1945 -- "Motherhood cannot be amended" : the return of protectionism in the postwar era -- "Socially desirable concepts" : the triumph of protectionism, 1947-1963 -- Epilogue : the legacy of protectionism
Note:
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - American University, 2014) issued under title: Amending nature : the equal rights amendment and gendered citizenship in America, 1920-1963
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