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superb legal reference for everybody
I picked up Rowland's new book because of it's topic on the history of women's rights, but I bought the book for it's extensive footnotes and excellent documentation. As many other readers have noted, Rowland writes in a language we all can understand and with such enthuasiasm that we all can share for the topic. What few writers talk about is that women's history is NOT and should NOT BE studied as a line of progress until we are all "liberated" by the 21st century. There's still a long way to go and the history of any demographical group has NEVER been more complex than that of women in global cultures. What Rowland writes in this book is not a cozy bed time read, but an empowering, disturbing, amazing, narrative of the twists and turns of the legal battles that have created the status of women in America as we know it today.
The Boundaries of Her Body
I decided to read Boundaries of Her Own Body because as a woman of the twenty-first century I felt like it was my obligation to know the history of my own sex. Womens rights are sometimes completely ignored by society and by the world.Reading about my gender and how we liberated from nothing is nothing but remarkable.
The Boundaries of Her Body
I decided to read Boundaries of Her Own Body because as a woman of the twenty-first century I felt like it was my obligation to know the history of my own sex. Womens rights are sometimes completely ignored by society and by the world.Reading about my gender and how we liberated from nothing is nothing but remarkable.
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Subjects:  1. Gender & the Law    2. History    3. Legal status, laws, etc    4. Legal status, laws, etc.    5. Public Policy - Social Policy    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. United States    9. Women    10. Women's Studies - General    11. Human rights    12. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. Gender & the Law    3. Gender Studies    4. Reference    5. Social History    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. FEMINIST THEORY    9. GENDER IDENTITY    10. SEX ROLE    11. Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Discrimination    3. Gender & the Law    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Sex discrimination in educatio    8. Sex discrimination in education    9. Sex discrimination in employme    10. Sex discrimination in employment    11. Sexual harassment    12. United States   

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In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court case Read more

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Dry, but informative
I purchased this text for an Indepdendent Study course, figuring I could at least flip through the book and gain a summary idea of the case's depths and legal foundation. Although I prided myself on a good grasp of Roe prior to this point, reading the expansive text gave me a greater understanding and appreciation for the case. Outstanding
This book is a must read for anyone exploring the law surrounding reproductive rights in this country.I would highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the law, in the legal right to privacy, and who iswilling and eager to learn.It is by far the most enlightening and simplyoutstanding book I have read on the subject.

what was he thinking?
what was mr. garrow thinking when he wrote this book?obviously he wasn't thinking about the well being of the country.his book is one sided and uninformed.i think he should do some real research before writing a book. anyways, what can he say about abortion?he's a man!it's certainlysomething he'll never have to deal with. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abortion    2. Abortion & Birth Control    3. Abortion (Sociological Aspects)    4. Birth control    5. Constitutional    6. Gender & the Law    7. History    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal History    11. Sex and law    12. Social Law    13. Sociology    14. United States    15. Civil law (general works)    16. Human rights    17. Jurisprudence & General Issues    18. Social Science / Gender Studies    19. Social history    20. USA    21. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Civil unions    2. Family Law - General    3. Gay couples    4. Gender & the Law    5. Great Britain    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal status, laws, etc.    9. English law: marriage & divorce   

Subjects:  1. Abused women    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminology    4. Family Law - General    5. Family violence    6. Gender & the Law    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal status, laws, etc    11. Legal status, laws, etc.    12. Restraining orders    13. United States    14. Women's Studies - General    15. Constitutional & administrative law    16. Crime & criminology    17. Law / General    18. USA   

Editorial Review

Based on close study of the abolitionist movement and expanding on the author's previous books on American revolutionary constitutionalism, Read more

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Feminism    3. Gay Studies    4. Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction    5. Gays    6. Gender & the Law    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Sex and law    12. United States    13. Women's Studies - General    14. Constitution: government & the state    15. Gay & Lesbian studies    16. Human rights    17. Social Science / Women's Studies   

Subjects:  1. Discrimination    2. Feminism & Feminist Theory    3. Gender & the Law    4. Labor & Employment    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Sex discrimination in employme    8. Sex discrimination in employment    9. Sexual harassment of women    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. United States    13. Labour economics    14. USA    15. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Effect of imprisonment on    2. Female offenders    3. Gender & the Law    4. Law    5. Penology    6. Rehabilitation    7. Sociology    8. Women prisoners   

Subjects:  1. Gender & the Law    2. Gender Studies    3. History - General History    4. Law    5. Middle East - General    6. Women's Studies - History    7. Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900    8. Family law    9. History / General    10. Islamic law    11. Islamic studies    12. Modern period, c 1500 onwards    13. Palestine    14. Syria    15. Women's studies    16. c 1000 CE to c 1500   

Subjects:  1. Career development    2. Careers - General    3. Corporate    4. Corporate governance    5. Gender & the Law    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. United States    9. Women & Business    10. Women executives    11. Business & Economics / Careers    12. Business & Management    13. USA    14. Women's studies   

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Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. History    3. History - General History    4. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Social conditions    8. Suffrage    9. United States    10. United States - General    11. Women    12. Women's Studies - History    13. Women's rights    14. Human rights    15. Women's studies   

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Unique study with great argument
Dayton's book argues that, in terms of courtroom cases, women in colonial Connecticut fared better under Puritan legal ideas than later when the laws became more like those in England.She takes the reader through five kinds of cases that involved women to show the changes in the law over time.Her style is easy to read, and she uses anecdotes about specific cases to illustrate her points.A very unique study, unlike any that I have encountered in colonial American history. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775    2. Connecticut    3. Courts    4. Gender & the Law    5. General    6. History    7. History: American    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Politics / Current Events    11. United States - General    12. Women    13. American courts; legal; litigation; women; New Haven; Puritan; colonial New England    14. American history: c 1500 to c 1800    15. History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)    16. Law    17. USA    18. Women's studies    19. c 1600 to c 1700    20. c 1700 to c 1800   

Subjects:  1. Criminal justice, Administration of    2. Criminology    3. Gender & the Law    4. Investigation    5. Police questioning    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    8. Rape    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Violence in Society   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Gender & the Law    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Sex and law    6. Sex crimes    7. Sex discrimination    8. United States   

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Be sure to get the current year
My partner and I were super excited to get this book, only to realize when we got it that last year's edition wouldn't help at all.With the laws changing, or threatening or promising to, all the time,state-by-state,if you don't get the current year your not getting what you need, so used copies of this book really aren't a deal. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Domestic Relations - General    3. Domestic Relations Law    4. Gay Studies    5. Gay couples    6. Gender & the Law    7. Homosexuality    8. Human Rights    9. Law    10. Law and legislation    11. Legal Reference / Law Profession    12. Legal status, laws, etc    13. Legal status, laws, etc.    14. Lesbian couples    15. Same-sex marriage    16. United States   

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A Much Needed Work
I am retired from the practice of family medicine, and witnessed the remakabe anguish and hardship that unplanned pregnancy constituted for so many women of all ages and stations. Dr. Reagan's work is a much needed one that provides an accurate and scholarly review of the history of abortion in the United States and the ways in which they were obtained before Roe vs. Wade. In an era when the greater majority of the population is too young to remember the bad old days when abortions were illegal, this is particularly important. Further, while some charge that opponents of a women's right to choose are deluded and ignorant religious fanatics, I do not believe this is necessarily true. Given accurate information such as that provided by "When Abortion Was A Crime," most people can and will make reasoned choices. I found this to be particulaly true when a daughter or wife or other family member is involved.
reading the religious
Anytime anyone stands up and writes logically about abortion, the people who want to change the laws based on their religious beliefs startslandering both the facts and the character of the writers.
When abortion was a crime
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Subjects:  1. Abortion    2. Abortion & Birth Control    3. Abortion services    4. Constitutional    5. Gender & the Law    6. History    7. Human Services    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal History    11. Sociology    12. United States    13. 20th century    14. Crime & criminology    15. History / General    16. Medicolegal issues    17. Social law    18. USA    19. Women's studies    20. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Gender & the Law    4. Gender Studies    5. Management - General    6. Organizational Behavior    7. Social Science    8. Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior    9. Business & Management    10. Violence in society   

Subjects:  1. Film & Video - History & Criticism    2. Gender & the Law    3. History and criticism    4. Law    5. Legal films (Drama)    6. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    7. Sex discrimination in motion pictures    8. Women in motion pictures    9. Women's Studies - General    10. Film & Television Studies    11. Film theory & criticism    12. Gender Studies/Feminist Theory    13. Jurisprudence & General Issues    14. Legal Studies    15. Women's studies   

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Yawn
As the eighties anti-porn feminist era comes to a close, MacKinnon tries to get one last gasp out of the THomas Hill debates. Living in a privileged Ivory Tower existence MacKinnon deems to analyze the working world andtries to make everything out to be harrassment, even rape. piffle!
Ms. MacKinnon is a bright gal, no doubt about it. But being bright doesn't preclude being misguided. Ground breaking legal work by leading feminist legal scholar
This is the book that changed the law, folks. It is proof that feminist legal theory and philosophy has important practical implications. By a copy and send it to your favorite jurist today! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Gender & the Law    3. Law and legislation    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Sex discrimination against wom    6. Sex discrimination against women    7. Sex discrimination in employme    8. Sex discrimination in employment    9. Sexual harassment of women    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Cultural studies    13. Law / Gender & the Law    14. Sex & sexuality