| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxxviii, 788 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Politics of biology, the essence of control -- 1600s-early 1900s ; Women and the hierarchy of gender -- Biology, sex, and the obligation of motherhood -- Working women and the issue of "protection" -- Twentieth century developments ; The nation goes to war and "Rosie" is born -- Birth control debate begins -- 1960s and an era of change -- Law of pregnancy in the workplace -- Guerrilla tactics and reproductive rights today -- Woman's worth : less is still less -- Reproductive rights of "new medicine" -- Sex and "seduction" in the time of AIDS -- Politics of female adolescence ; Pop life and the legal confusion of girls -- Violence and women ; Woman's place is in the hospital -- Current issues in rape and sexual assault law -- Private story of private abuse. |
| Subject |
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
1572483687 (alk. paper) |
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