The rhetoric of Supreme Court women : from obstacles to options / Nichola D. Gutgold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutgold, Nichola D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women judges--United States.

Women judges.

United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From 1981 to 2010, the advancements of women in the United States can be seen in the words of the four pioneering women on the Supreme Court. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options, by Nichola D. Gutgold, explores how Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg used effective rhetoric and worked to overcome gender obstacles, while cultural changes in America provided Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan with a wider range of rhetorical options.Gutgold's exploration of these four Supreme Court women provides valuable insight into the use of political communication and the cha

Contents:

Up from obscurity : women and the United States Supreme Court

Sandra Day O'Connor : pioneering and pragmatic in words and deeds

Ruth Bader Ginsburg : the legal architect of the women's movement

Sonia Sotomayor : intense intellectualism and cultural pride

Elena Kagan : a fierce intellect and interpersonal finesse

Women and the supreme court : moving beyond gender.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-88-8188-600-4

1-280-68790-8

9786613664846

0-7391-7251-4

OCLC:

845245545