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Women's rights issues have been a part of the political and social fabric of the United States since the Declaration of Independence. In fact, women's rights activists have often wielded principles enunciated in the Declaration as they struggled to secure equality. This reference source examines 15 controversial issues concerning women's rights in the United States. A historical overview introduces each issue, followed by the presentation of primary documents that illustrate the various positions women and men have taken in support of or opposition to the issue at hand.
Chapters highlight such landmark issues as the Declaration of the Rights of Women, women in the labor movement, women's suffrage, the politics of birth control and abortion, and Title IX. Each chapter concludes with an annotated list of sources to direct students in further research, making this a perfect starting point for students interested in examining the drama, impact, and constant national influence of women's issues.
List of contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Chronology of Events
Introduction
Factory Women's Turnouts, Women's Independence, and the Legacy of the American Revolution
Antislavery Women, Public Speaking, and Equal Rights
The Seneca Falls Convention and the Rise of the Women's Rights Movement
The Fourteenth Amendment and the "New Departure"
Bradwell v. Illinois and Taylor v. Louisiana: Women in the Courtroom
Women's Sexuality Before World War I: Rape, Prostitution, and Reform
The Atlanta Laundresses' Strike, Self-Help, and Anti Lynching: African American Women and Their Strategies Between Emancipation and World War I
Muller v. Oregon, Adkins v. Children's Hospital, and Drafting an Equal Rights Amendment: The Equality-Difference Debate
"The Uprising of the 30,000": Working Women, Unions, and Feminism
"Family Limitation": The Politics of Birth Control and Women's Rights
"Votes for Women": The Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
Title VII, Sexual Harassment, and EEOC v. Sears and Roebuck: Women's Rights in the Modern Workplace
The Right to Privacy: Abortion and the Debate over Roe v. Wade
"The Personal Is Political" and Its Aftermath: Addressing Sexual Liberation and Violence
Title IX and Women in Sport
Supplemental Bibliography
Web Sites
Media Productions
Index
About the author
Sharon H. Strom
