In pursuit of equity : women, men, and the quest for economic citizenship in 20th-century America / Alice Kessler-Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kessler-Harris, Alice, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--History--20th century.

Women--United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

New Deal, 1933-1939.

United States--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Women, men, and the quest for economic citizenship in 20th century America

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume pierces the skin of arguments and legislation to grasp the preconceptions that have shaped the experience of women: a "gendered imagination" that has defined what men and women alike think of as fair and desirable. The role of the breadwinner is investigated as a prime example.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Responsibilities of Life; CHAPTER 2 Maintaining Self-Respect; CHAPTER 3 Questions of Equity; CHAPTER 4 A Principle of Law but Not of Justice; CHAPTER 5 What Discriminates?; CHAPTER 6 What's Fair?; Epilogue; Notes; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9780197713860

0197713866

9780190281335

0190281332

9781280605192

1280605197

9780198020899

0198020899

9780195301786

0195301781

OCLC:

821695743

Publisher Number:

2027/heb02242 hdl