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A matter of simple justice : the untold story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a few good women / Lee Stout.
LIBRA HQ1236.5.U6 S76 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stout, Leon J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Barbara Hackman.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Friends and associates.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
- Women--Government policy--United States.
- Women.
- Women--Government policy.
- Women political consultants.
- Friends and associates.
- United States.
- Women's rights--United States.
- Women's rights.
- Women--United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Social conditions.
- Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century.
- Women--Employment.
- History.
- Sex role--United States--History--20th century.
- Sex role.
- United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.
- Politics and government.
- Women political consultants--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 232 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Focuses on the major role of Barbara Hackman Franklin, a staff assistant to President Nixon, in expanding opportunities for women in government and in American society in general. Shows how the Nixon administration's achievements reflected the national debate over the role of women"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Advancing Women's Role in Government: Barbara Hackman Franklin
- 1 Some Historical Background 3
- 2 Women's Appointments and the President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities 14
- 3 Setting the Stage for a Program 35
- 4 Calling Barbara Franklin: The Initiative Is Under Way 57
- 5 The Women's Program Meets Its Goals 77
- Part 2 A Few Good Women in Their Own Words
- 6 Recounting Early Influences and the Special Role of Women in the Legal Profession 103
- 7 Recalling Barriers, Appointments, and Family Impact 132
- 8 Considering Networking, the President, and the Impact of the Women's Program 159.
- Notes:
- "This book grew out of the "A Few Good Women" project, which created the oral histories used herein. ...A Few Good Women Oral History Collection, Penn State University Archives"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780983947806
- 0983947805
- OCLC:
- 753350962
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