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A Matter of Simple Justice : The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a Few Good Women /

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
Autor principal: Stout, Lee
Autor Corporativo: Pennsylvania State University. Archives
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER Front
  • Copyright page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Notes to Preface
  • Chronology
  • Introduction: The Question and the Answer
  • Notes to Introduction
  • PART I: Advancing Women's Role in Government: Barbara Hackman Franklin
  • Chapter 1: Some Historical Background
  • Notes to Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2: Women's Appointments and the President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities
  • Notes to Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3: Setting the Stage for a Program
  • Notes to Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4: Calling Barbara Franklin: The Initiative Is Under Way
  • Notes to Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5: The Women's Program Meets Its Goals
  • Notes to Chapter 5
  • PART II: A Few Good Women in Their Own Words
  • Chapter 6: Recounting Early Influences and the Special Role of Women in the Legal Profession
  • Notes to Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7: Recalling Barriers, Appointments, and Family Impact
  • Notes to Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8: Considering Networking, the President, and the Impact of the Women's Program
  • Notes to Chapter 8
  • Conclusion: Breaking Barriers and Opening the Floodgates
  • Notes to Conclusion
  • Afterword (by Barbara Hackman Franklin)
  • Appendix: The "A Few Good Women" Oral History Project
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Untitled