The Constitutional Rights of Women: Cases in Law and Social ChangeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 637 pages Goldstein provides a legal casebook examining women's constitutional rights as determined by U.S. Supreme Court decisions. This revised and updated edition of her 1979 work contains cases through the 1987 Supreme Court term. The cases discuss women's rights and 20th-century civil rights concepts equal protection of the laws, discriminatory practices, and privacy. The analysis traces the interactions between social change movements and the law and gives careful attention to concurring and dissenting opinions. This book is highly recommended for persons interested in law, social movements, and civil rights dimensions in our society. Steven Puro, St. Louis Univ. Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information. |
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Page 75
... vote produced a massive amount of voting fraud . It is not clear from the histori- cal record why women were supposed to have been more successful than men in fraudulent claims about their economic eligibility to vote . Nor is it clear ...
... vote produced a massive amount of voting fraud . It is not clear from the histori- cal record why women were supposed to have been more successful than men in fraudulent claims about their economic eligibility to vote . Nor is it clear ...
Page 87
... voting on the suffrage amendment . The drama of that vote was unsurpassed by any in American history . Women in the galleries watched anxiously as four of the deter- mining votes for the amendment came in literally from sickbeds ...
... voting on the suffrage amendment . The drama of that vote was unsurpassed by any in American history . Women in the galleries watched anxiously as four of the deter- mining votes for the amendment came in literally from sickbeds ...
Page 99
... vote , and because they were not allowed to vote if their poll taxes were not paid in full . Despite the label , however , alien males , who were not permitted to vote , had to pay the tax , and elderly males who did vote were excused ...
... vote , and because they were not allowed to vote if their poll taxes were not paid in full . Despite the label , however , alien males , who were not permitted to vote , had to pay the tax , and elderly males who did vote were excused ...
Contents
Early Interpretations of Due Process | 3 |
Substantive Due Process | 19 |
18681975 | 66 |
Copyright | |
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