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Women's Rights in the United States - A Documentary History

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Informationen zum Autor WINSTON E. LANGLEY is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He specializes in human rights and is the co-author with Vivian C. Fox of Women's Rights in the United States: A Documentary History (Greenwood, 1994), which received the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America award for the Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights in North America. He is also author of Human Rights: The Major Global Instrument (1992) and Women's Rights in International Documents (1991). Klappentext The 125 historical documents in this unique volume bring to life the triumphs, disappointments, and enduring contributions of women's struggle for equal rights in America. This work also reveals often-surprising sources of opposition, such as Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Supreme Court. Organized into five chronological periods, the documents provide a flavor for the time period in which they were written. Each period and each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction that puts it in historical context. A chronology of significant dates in the history of American women's rights, a topically organized bibliography, and a list of women's organizations for further information completes the work. Zusammenfassung The 125 historical documents in this unique volume bring to life the triumphs! disappointments! and enduring contributions of women's struggle for equal rights in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Significant Dates in the History of Women's Rights A Flavor of the Setting: Colonial Period to the Adoption of the Constitution The Republican Order and the Cracks in Its Design, 1790-1865 The Suffrage Issue: One Among Many, 1866-1920 A Woman Is a Woman Is a Woman: The Struggle Continues, 1920-1963 At the Crossroads, 1963-1993 Glossary List of Women's Organizations Bibliography Index ...

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