A matter of simple justice : the untold story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a few good women /

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In August 1972, Newsweek proclaimed that "the person in Washington who has done the most for the women's movement may be Richard Nixon." Today, opinions of the Nixon administration are strongly colored by foreign policy successes and the Watergate debacle. Its accomplishments in advan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stout, Leon J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994.
Women > Government policy > United States.
Femmes > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
Women > Government policy.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • illustrations
  • preface
  • chronology
  • introduction: The Question and the Answers
  • part 1 Advancing Women's Role in Government: Barbara Hackman Franklin
  • 1. Some Historical Background
  • 2. Women's Appointments and the President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities
  • 3. Setting the Stage for a Program
  • 4. Calling Barbara Franklin: The Initiative Is Under Way
  • 5. The Women's Program Meets Its Goals
  • part 2 A Few Good Women in Their Own Words
  • 6. Recounting Early Influences and the Special Role of Women in the Legal Profession
  • 7. Recalling Barriers, Appointments, and Family Impact
  • 8. Considering Networking, the President, and the Impact of the Women's Program
  • conclusion: Breaking Barriers and Opening the Floodgates
  • afterword by Barbara Hackman Franklin
  • appendix: The "A Few Good Women" Oral History Project
  • notes
  • bibliography
  • index

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