Bibliograph

Equal, women reshape American law, Fred Strebeigh

Type

Label

Equal, women reshape American law, Fred Strebeigh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Equal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

227016230

Responsibility statement

Fred Strebeigh

Sub title

women reshape American law

Summary

Portrays the dramatic story behind the movement toward legal recognition of sex discrimination in this country

Table Of 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

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