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Gendered citizenship : the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963

Title
Gendered citizenship : the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963 / Rebecca DeWolf.
Author
DeWolf, Rebecca
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]

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Description
xiii, 330 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Gendered Citizenship outlines how the original conflict over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) altered the nature of American Citizenship, creating justification for sex-specific treatment and rights that still exist today"--
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation > History > United States > 20th century
  • Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century
  • Equal rights amendments > United States > History > 20th century
  • Equal rights amendments
  • Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation
  • Women's rights
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Based on author's thesis (doctoral - American University, 2014) issued under title: Amending nature : the equal rights amendment and gendered citizenship in America, 1920-1963.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : the Equal Rights Amendment and American citizenship -- The radical Nineteenth Amendment : masculine citizenship and women's status -- "The right to differ" : the power of protectionism, 1920-1932 -- "To be regarded as persons" : emancipationism on the move, 1933-1937 -- "We women want to be persons now" : the rise of emancipationism, 1938-1945 -- "Motherhood cannot be amended" : the return of protectionism in the postwar era -- "Socially desirable concepts" : the triumph of protectionism, 1947-1963 -- Epilogue : the legacy of protectionism.
Call Number
JFE 21-7798
ISBN
  • 9781496215567
  • 1496215567
  • 9781496227959
  • 1496227956
LCCN
2021007225
OCLC
1243012856
Author
DeWolf, Rebecca, author.
Title
Gendered citizenship : the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963 / Rebecca DeWolf.
Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
JFE 21-7798
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