No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies

Women and the Obligations of Citizenship

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Gender & the Law, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Civics, Politics, History & Theory
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Author: Linda K. Kerber ISBN: 9781466817241
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: September 1, 1999
Imprint: Hill and Wang Language: English
Author: Linda K. Kerber
ISBN: 9781466817241
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: September 1, 1999
Imprint: Hill and Wang
Language: English

This pioneering study redefines women's history in the United States by focusing on civic obligations rather than rights. Looking closely at thirty telling cases from the pages of American legal history, Kerber's analysis reaches from the Revolution, when married women did not have the same obligation as their husbands to be "patriots," up to the present, when men and women, regardless of their marital status, still have different obligations to serve in the Armed Forces.

An original and compelling consideration of American law and culture, No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies emphasizes the dangers of excluding women from other civic responsibilities as well, such as loyalty oaths and jury duty. Exploring the lives of the plaintiffs, the strategies of the lawyers, and the decisions of the courts, Kerber offers readers a convincing argument for equal treatment under the law.

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This pioneering study redefines women's history in the United States by focusing on civic obligations rather than rights. Looking closely at thirty telling cases from the pages of American legal history, Kerber's analysis reaches from the Revolution, when married women did not have the same obligation as their husbands to be "patriots," up to the present, when men and women, regardless of their marital status, still have different obligations to serve in the Armed Forces.

An original and compelling consideration of American law and culture, No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies emphasizes the dangers of excluding women from other civic responsibilities as well, such as loyalty oaths and jury duty. Exploring the lives of the plaintiffs, the strategies of the lawyers, and the decisions of the courts, Kerber offers readers a convincing argument for equal treatment under the law.

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