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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454533103321

Autore

Rowland Debran

Titolo

Boundaries of Her Body [[electronic resource] ] : The Troubling History of Women's Rights in America

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Naperville, : Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005

ISBN

1-281-83383-5

1-57248-789-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (834 p.)

Disciplina

342.7308/78

342.730878

Soggetti

Sociology

Women

Women - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Women's rights - United States

Sex and law - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Personal Acknowledgements; Professional Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction: The Politics of Biology-The Essence of Control; Section One: The 1600's-Early 1900's; Section Two: Twentieth Century Developments; Section Three: The Politics of Female Adolescence; Section Four: Violence and Women; Epilogue; Index; About the Author; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The Boundaries of Her Body is the definitive history of the cycle of advances and setbacks that characterizes women's rights in America.