As late as 1967, men outnumbered women twenty to one in American law schools. With the loss of deferments from Vietnam, law schools admitted women to avoid plummeting enrollments. As women entered, the law resisted. Judges would not hire women. Law firms asserted a right to discriminate against women. Judges permitted discrimination against pregnant women. Courts viewed sexual harassment as, one judge said, "a game played by the male superiors." Against the odds, women fought to reshape the law. Fred Strebeigh has ...
Read More
As late as 1967, men outnumbered women twenty to one in American law schools. With the loss of deferments from Vietnam, law schools admitted women to avoid plummeting enrollments. As women entered, the law resisted. Judges would not hire women. Law firms asserted a right to discriminate against women. Judges permitted discrimination against pregnant women. Courts viewed sexual harassment as, one judge said, "a game played by the male superiors." Against the odds, women fought to reshape the law. Fred Strebeigh has interviewed litigators, plaintiffs, and judges, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Catharine MacKinnon, and has done research in their private archives as well as those of other attorneys who took cases to the Supreme Court to make the law equal and just for all.
Read Less
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $1.25, fair condition, Sold by Once Upon A Time Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair in fair dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $2.36, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $2.36, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $2.36, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $5.00, very good condition, Sold by JDH Lawton OK rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LAWTON, OK, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. x, 582 p.; 24 cm. LCCN 2008044463 Type of material Book Personal name Strebeigh, Fred. Main title Equal: women reshape American law / Fred Strebeigh. Edition 1st ed. Published/Created New York: W.W. Norton, c2009. Description x, 582 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780393065558 (hardcover) LC classification KF4758. S77 2009 Contents The story of Paula Wiesenfeld--Old law meets a new case: Reed--Frontiero brings hopes--Wiesenfeld brings reality--What happened to Sally Armendariz could not happen to a man--The first pregnancy case: Aiello--The second pregnancy case: General Electric--The final pregnancy battle: beyond the Supreme Court--A problem in the profession--Taking action--A young woman takes an old Wall Street firm to court--Time to settle--The chief justice's second draft--No law--Naming sexual harassment--Women and the law--Mechelle Vinson goes to trial--Appeal to a higher court--To the Supreme Court--At the Supreme Court--A challenge for a young lawyer--Using civil rights to combat violence--Judges strike back--Seeking equal judicial firepower--Women judges to the rescue--Reckoning at the Supreme Court. LC Subjects Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation--United States--History. Trials--United States. Women lawyers--United States--History--20th century. Women--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States--History--20th century. Sexual harassment--Law and legislation--United States. Women's rights--United States--History--20th century. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 342.7308/78 Geographic area code n-us---
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $5.00, good condition, Sold by Book Outpost rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Moderate wear to corners/edges from shelving. Dust cover and some pages may show signs of dirt or staining on the outside of the book. Insides in good shape.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $7.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $8.48, like new condition, Sold by spellbound rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from McKeesport, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of Equal: Women Reshape American Law to cart. $10.66, good condition, Sold by SurplusTextSeller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
Add this copy of Equal – Women Reshape American Law to cart. $11.24, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Who would have thought a man could write a book so sympathetic to women. Even though I am a woman, I was actually amazed at how much discrimination existed and exists still today. I'd love it if someone could explain to me why there is so much disdain harbored by humans against one another
.
