UID:
edocfu_9958342324202883
Umfang:
1 online resource (370 p.)
ISBN:
0-520-90930-5
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0-585-11541-9
Inhalt:
Examining the political activities of the period between 1920, when women gained the right to vote, and the mid-1960s, when the women's movement revived, Cynthia Harrison illuminates a long-neglected but vital chapter of women's history.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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Abbreviations --
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PART ONE. CONSOLIDATION AND STALEMATE, 1945-1960 --
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1. The Equal Rights Amendment and the Ambivalent Legacy of World War II --
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2. "Reasonable Distinctions": An Alternative to the ERA --
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3. "Specific Bills for Specific Ills": Equal Pay Legislation --
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4. Tokens of Presidential Esteem: Women Appointees --
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PART TWO. MOVING AGAIN --
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5. A New Frontier for Women: The Kennedy Administration --
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6. The Equal Pay Act of 1963: Compromise and Victory --
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PART THREE. THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN --
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7. The PCSW versus the ERA --
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8. The PCSW and a Unified Agenda for Women's Rights --
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PART FOUR. BEYOND THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION --
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9. A Model for Action --
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10. A New Women's Movement --
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CONCLUSION. Political Strategies and Outcomes --
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Appendix 1: Text of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 --
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Appendix 2: Executive Order 10980 Establishing the President's Commission on the Status of Women --
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Appendix 3: Members of the President's Commission and Its Committees --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-520-06121-7
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-520-06663-4
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1525/9780520909304
