Gendered citizenship : the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963 /

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"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DeWolf, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Equal rights amendments > United States > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Equal Rights Amendment > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National
Women's rights
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation
Equal rights amendments
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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