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On account of sex : the politics of women's issues, 1945-1968
- Title
- On account of sex : the politics of women's issues, 1945-1968 / Cynthia Harrison.
- Author
- Harrison, Cynthia Ellen.
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ1236.5.U6 H37 1988 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 337 pages; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Women's rights
- Feminism
- Sex discrimination against women
- Women > Legal status, laws, etc
- Women > Legal status, laws, etc > United States
- Geschichte 1945-1968
- 1900-1999
- History
- USA
- United States
- Women > Political activity > United States
- Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century
- Women > United States > Social conditions > 20th century
- Legal status
- Gender identity
- Recht
- Frau
- Feminism > United States > History > 20th century
- Sex discrimination against women > United States > History > 20th century
- Women > Legal status, laws, etc > United States > History > 20th century
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 309-326.
- Contents
- Preface -- Part One: Consolidation and stalemate, 1945-1960 -- 1. The Equal Rights Amendment and the ambivalent legacy of World War II -- 2. "Reasonable distinctions": an alternative to the ERA -- 3. "Specific bills for specific ills": equal pay legislation -- 4. Tokens of presidential esteem: women appointees -- Part Two: Moving again -- 5. A new frontier for women: the Kennedy administration -- 6. The Equal Pay Act of 1963: compromise and victory -- Part Three: The President's Commission on the Status of Women -- 7. The PCSW versus the ERA -- 8. The PCSW and a unified agenda for women's rights -- Part Four: Beyond the President's Commission -- 9. A model for action -- 10. A new women's movement -- Conclusion: Political strategies and outcomes -- Appendix 1: Text of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 -- Appendix 2: Executive Order 10980 establishing the President's Commission on the Status of Women -- Appendix 3: Members of the President's Commission and its committees.
- ISBN
- 0520061217
- 9780520061217
- 0520066634
- 9780520066632
- LCCN
- 87025550
- OCLC
- ocm16805565
- 16805565
- SCSB-1187695
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library