The rhetoric of Supreme Court women from obstacles to options
The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1981 to 2010, four women were appointed to the Supreme Court for the first time in U.S. history. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to...
| Main Author: | Gutgold, Nichola D. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
c2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Up from obscurity : women and the United States Supreme Court
- Sandra Day O'Connor : pioneering and pragmatic in words and deeds
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg : the legal architect of the women's movement
- Sonia Sotomayor : intense intellectualism and cultural pride
- Elena Kagan : fierce intellect and interpersonal finesse
- Women and the Supreme Court : moving beyond gender.