Gendered citizenship the original conflict over the Equal Rights amendment, 1920-1963 / Rebecca DeWolf, University of Nebraska Pres.

Author/creator DeWolf, Rebecca
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 330 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents 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.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteBased on author's thesis (doctoral - American University, 2014) issued under title: Amending nature : the equal rights amendment and gendered citizenship in America, 1920-1963.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021007225
ISBN9781496215567 (hardback)
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