Rights and Wrongs: Women's Struggle for Legal Equality

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Feminist Press at CUNY, 1986 - 87 pages
This valuable guide to women and the law offers a concise view of US law as it has affected women's constitutional rights, their position in marriage, their opportunities in employment, and their control over their bodies. This new edition outlines advances and setbacks in the legal status of women with discussion of current events and issues.

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Women and the Constitution
3
An Expandable Document
10
Marriage and the Law
23
Married Womens Property Acts
32
Women and Employment
45
Taking the Big Ones to Court
52
Women and Their Bodies
61
Myths Facts and Consequences
66
Conclusion
79
Notes
82
About the Authors
84
Index
85
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