Image from Amazon.com
Constitutional orphan : gender equality and the Nineteenth Amendment / Paula A. Monopoli.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190092825.Subject(s): United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment | Women's rights -- United States
| Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History | Suffragists -- United States -- History | Constitutional amendments -- United States -- History | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190092795DDC classification: 342.730878 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Constitutional Orphan' explores the role of the former suffragists in the emergence of a limited conception of the Nineteenth Amendment, that the Nineteenth was simply a rule preventing states from discriminating against women at the ballot box. The text describes new legal scholarship, which suggests how the Nineteenth can be used more robustly to fully secure gender equality today.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Constitutional Orphan' explores the role of the former suffragists in the emergence of a limited conception of the Nineteenth Amendment, that the Nineteenth was simply a rule preventing states from discriminating against women at the ballot box. The text describes new legal scholarship, which suggests how the Nineteenth can be used more robustly to fully secure gender equality today.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2020).