The Boundaries of Her Body: The Troubling History of Women's Rights in AmericaSphinxLegal, 2004 - 788 pages Chicago-based writer, artist, and civil rights attorney Rowland covers the period from the 1600's to the early 1900s in the first section, then examines developments in the 20th century in a long second section. Final sections look at the politics of female adolescence and violence and women, mainly as contemporary issues but with some historical c |
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Page xxiv
... marriage. As such, they remained the subordinates of spouses and fathers. Married women, like children, were the wards of men. Is it really a surprise, then, that the Founding Fathers would decide—either by conscious deliberation or ...
... marriage. As such, they remained the subordinates of spouses and fathers. Married women, like children, were the wards of men. Is it really a surprise, then, that the Founding Fathers would decide—either by conscious deliberation or ...
Page xxv
... marriage remained open in many states , with some lawmakers concluding that upon marriage , even a woman's dresses became the possession of her husband . Women could not enter into contracts or file lawsuits without the permission or ...
... marriage remained open in many states , with some lawmakers concluding that upon marriage , even a woman's dresses became the possession of her husband . Women could not enter into contracts or file lawsuits without the permission or ...
Page xxvii
... married.”12 With marriage came conception, pregnancy, child birth and moth- erhood—all of which seemed to trouble judges and lawmakers of the time. State officials sought to “protect” women from unscrupulous employers and perhaps ...
... married.”12 With marriage came conception, pregnancy, child birth and moth- erhood—all of which seemed to trouble judges and lawmakers of the time. State officials sought to “protect” women from unscrupulous employers and perhaps ...
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... married less well or women who had not married at all. Toss- ing a monkey wrench in all of the works, however, were “well married” women who chose not only to work, but also to attempt to enter the ranks of the higher professions. They ...
... married less well or women who had not married at all. Toss- ing a monkey wrench in all of the works, however, were “well married” women who chose not only to work, but also to attempt to enter the ranks of the higher professions. They ...
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