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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810057003321

Autore

DeWolf Rebecca

Titolo

Gendered citizenship : the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963 / / Rebecca DeWolf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-4962-2829-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

342.730878

Soggetti

Equal rights amendments - United States - History

Women's rights - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - American University, 2014) issued under title: Amending nature : the equal rights amendment and gendered citizenship in America, 1920-1963.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the Equal Rights Amendment and American citizenship -- The radical Nineteenth Amendment : masculine citizenship and women's status -- "The right to differ" : the power of protectionism, 1920-1932 -- "To be regarded as persons" : emancipationism on the move, 1933-1937 -- "We women want to be persons now" : the rise of emancipationism, 1938-1945 -- "Motherhood cannot be amended" : the return of protectionism in the postwar era -- "Socially desirable concepts" : the triumph of protectionism, 1947-1963 -- Epilogue : the legacy of protectionism.

Sommario/riassunto

"Gendered Citizenship outlines how the original conflict over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) altered the nature of American Citizenship, creating justification for sex-specific treatment and rights that still exist today"--