| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 764 pages) : illustrations |
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Opinions throughout history ; [3] |
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Opinions throughout history.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Historical timeline -- Citizenship & constitutional rights. From the Colonies to the U.S. : women ruled by patriarchs (1777) -- Seneca Falls, women & citizenship : sentiments of sisterhood (1848) -- Women's right to vote : the 19th Amendment (1920) -- State marriage bans : first state to ban discrimination based on gender (1993) -- Sexual nonconformity & changing policy. Homosexuality in colonial America : Thomas Jefferson's drastic measures (1778) -- Hirschfeld's studies : transforming gender and sexuality (1910, 1923) -- Homosexuality is not a mental illness : American Psychiatric Association reclassifies (1952, 1973) -- In the workplace. Women wartime workers : new gender norms (1917, 1944) -- Title IX : gender discrimination in education (1972) -- Phillips v. Martin Marietta : gender discrimination in the workplace (1973) -- Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson : sexual misconduct in the workplace (1986) -- Repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" : LGBTQ service members now openly serve (2010) -- Military ban against women lifted : women no longer limited to non-combat roles (2013) -- Hillary Clinton runs for President : gender bias and American voters (2016) -- #Me Too Movement : sexual hierarchy and abuse (2016-2018) -- LGBTQ+ rights. The Stonewall Riots : birth of the Gay Rights Movement (1969) -- Supreme Court & sexual behavior : court rules to decriminalize same-sex behavior (2003) -- Transgender access to public bathrooms : fight for gender-neutral bathrooms (2013) -- Birth control & reproduction. Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic : the right not to reproduce (1916) -- Roe v. Wade : legalization of abortion (1973) -- Men's rights : anti-feminism and the Men's Rights Movement (1976, 2009) -- Marriage & parenting. Married women in early America : fight for property rights and child custody (1848) -- The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act : no-fault divorce (1970) -- Transgender marriage : legalization of marriage based on gender identity (1976) -- the Violence Against Women Act : married or not, violence against women is a crime (1994) -- Adoption by same-sex couples : first state to allow same-sex couples to adopt jointly (1997) -- Joint Parenting Movement : shared custody becomes the norm (2017) -- Transgender parenting rights : in the best interests of the child (1973-2018) -- Conclusion : ideas about gender |
| Summary |
This book provides an essential resource for history and social studies research and an accessible commentary on the ways in which the idea of gender roles have evolved. It discusses the complex issues of gender roles and gender rights throughout history, and includes a timeline of significant events related to gender roles and rights, from 1533 to 2018 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 713-748) and index |
| Subject |
Sex role -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Women's rights -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Gay rights -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Transgender people -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Gay rights
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Sex role
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Transgender people -- Civil rights
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Women's rights
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781682179512 |
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1682179516 |
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1682179524 |
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9781682179529 |
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9781786849465 |
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1786849461 |
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